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Medical Terminology
Disaster Codes
Bugs
Equipment
Infection Prevention
100
The study of the eye.
What is Ophthalmology?
100
Infant Abduction.
What is Code Amber?
100
A gram positive bacterium that is genetically different from other strains of staphylococcus aureus, and resistant to many antibiotics.
What is MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)?
100
A device that is placed on patient during surgery to prevent blood clots in the legs.
What is a SCD?
100
The amount of time a disinfectant needs to remain wet on an item to be considered "clean" for the next patient.
What is Dwell Time?
200
Removal of the gallbladder through a small incision in the abdomen and with the use of a laparoscope.
What is laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
200
Combative patient.
What is Code Gray?
200
A bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon. Requires bleach for cleaning.
What is C-Diff (Clostridium Difficile)?
200
A piece of equipment that is placed on patients in the OR or PACU to warm them.
What is the Bair Hugger?
200
The single most important control measure in the prevention of the spread of infection.
What is Hand Hygiene?
300
Surgical repair of the knee joint.
What is a knee arthroplasty?
300
A combative patient with a weapon.
What is Code Silver?
300
A flat, parasitic insect that feeds on animal and human blood, especially while sleeping.
What is a Bed Bug?
300
A type of mask that is used to keep a patient's oxygen level at 100%.
What is a Non-Rebreather Mask?
300
The type of mask that is used upon entering an airborne precaution room
What is N95 or Powered Air Purifying respirator (PAPR)?
400
Removal of a fallopian tube.
What is salpingectomy?
400
Bomb Threat.
What is Code Yellow?
400
A virus transmitted by mosquitos that's linked to the birth defect of microcephaly. Recent outbreaks have occurred in Brazil.
What is the Zika Virus?
400
This piece of equipment circulates cold water through a pad to an incision site.
What is Iceman/Breg Polar Care/Breg Glacier?
400
The type of precautions a patient should be placed in who have been diagnosed with influenza (flu).
What is Droplet?
500
Surgical repair of the nose.
What is Rhinoplasty?
500
Hazardous Material Exposure.
What is Code Orange?
500
This virus causes a severe and often fatal hemorrhagic fever. Outbreaks are occurring in Africa.
What is the Ebola virus?
500
This overhead piece of equipment helps transfer a patient from a stretcher to a hospital bed
What is the Liko Lift?
500
The type of precautions that need to be in effect with a patient who has pediculosis (head lice).
What is Contact?