Infection Control I
Bacteria that are harmless and can even be beneficial.
What is Nonpathogenic Bacteria?
Removing dirt and debris to aid in preventing the growth of microbes.
What is Cleaning?
This occurs when disease causing pathogens enter the body and multiply to the point of interfering with the body's normal state.
What is Infection?
The study of the organs and systems of the body.
What is Anatomy?
These encourage others to help in emergency situations.
What are good Samaritan laws?
Smaller than bacteria, this requires a host to multiply and is not treatable with antibiotics.
What is a Virus?
This grows best in places that are warm, dark or dirty.
What is Bacteria?
This occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and it's toxins to all parts of the body.
What is General or Systemic Infection?
This provides information on the contents of products, including potential hazards.
What are Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
This degree of burn extends beneath the epidermis into the dermis and blisters form.
What is 2nd degree?
Disease spread from one person to another via contact.
What is Communicable/Contagious Disease?
Destroying or killing all microbes.
What is Sterilization?
You must do this before immersing any nonporous item into disinfectant.
What is clean?
Due to the fact that a majority of skin conditions are caused by staph and strep bacteria, you may want to consider them as this and withhold the service.
What is a Contraindication?
This is where you should apply a patch test to avoid burning a client from an exfoliation or chemical peel treatment.
What is the inside or the arm or behind the ear?
This is said to be highly contagious, enters through open skin/ wounds, and can cause serious staph infections.
What is MRSA?
The regulating agency that enforces safety and health standards in the workplace.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
These are produced by the immune system and can either destroy, kill or inactivate pathogens.
What are antibodies?
This is the use of an approved chemical on a clean, non-porous surface to kill certain pathogens with the exception of bacterial spores.
What is disinfection?
These are the two type of currents used in electrotherapy.
What are Direct and Alternating Currents?
These are said to be the five types of pathogens.
What are bacteria, viruses, external parasites, fungi and biofilm?
This is located in a small, confined area; often indicated by a pus-filled boil, pimple or inflamed area.
What is a Local Infection?
These are a special group or type of antibodies that render a toxic substance harmless.
What are Antitoxins?
This is the governing agency that approves disinfectants.
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)?
This is the electrical unit of strength.
What is AMP?
This is known as a cancer causing chemical and should only be used with an EPA approved label when required by your regulatory agency.
What is Phenolic (Tuberculocidal) Disinfectant?
This disinfectant based on a stabilized ingredient, is available in spray, solution and wipes is nontoxic to the skin.
What is Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide?
This is the unintentional transfer of harmful bacteria from one person, object or surface to another, regardless of whether there are harmful effects.
What is Cross-Contamination?
These are the most commonly known viruses that those who work with the skin or apply makeup must be aware of.
What is Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2?
The is the periodic waveform in which the rise time and fall time are different.
What is Saw-Toothed?
Tools or items to be thrown away after each use.
What are Single-use/Disposable Items?
What are pain, swelling, redness, local fever, throbbing, and discharge?
Removing product from it's original container into separate, new, or disinfected container is called this.
What is decanting (or de-potting)?
This is a type of fungus that that feeds off of dead skin and can be easily spread by using other people's towels or facecloths.
What is Ringworm?
This is what is known as the thermal breakdown of the skin.
What is Pyrolysis?
This form of Hepatitis can be transmitted via person-to-person contact or consumption of contaminated food or water.
What is Hepatitis A (HAV)?
These are chemical products that are used to reduce pathogens on surfaces that are porous and nonporous.
What are sanitizers?
Head lice cannot live off of the human body for more than this many hours.
What is 48?
This is a type of disease that is spread from one person to another.
What is communicable?
When it comes to electricity, this should always be installed in salons and spas to interrupt power if there is contact with water.
What is a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter)?
These are the three forms of disinfectant approved by the EPA.
What are concentrates, wipes, and sprays?
This form of Hepatitis is highly infectious and affects the liver BUT it is preventable via vaccine.
What is Hepatitis B (HBV)?
This is a blend of quats that works together to increase the effectiveness of a disinfectant product.
What is Quaternary Ammonium Compound?
In order to be used as a disinfectant, this must have an EPA registration number and and contain at least 5% sodium hypochlorite.
What is bleach?
To use a fire extinguisher, you must remember PASS which stands for this.
What is:
P - pull on the handle
A - Aim hose at base of fire from ft. away
S- Squeeze handle to begin flow of chemical
S- spray chemical discharge back and forth over the fire
This is a highly resistant form of bacteria and is different from MRSA.
What is Mycobacterium?
You must to do this to ensure that all pathogens are killed or rendered inactive.
What is adhere to the contact/dwell time?
Under favorable conditions, bacteria can reproduce as many as this amount of offspring within 12 hours.
What is 16,000,000?
In 90% of cases, a person's immune system fights off this viral infection within two years.
What is HPV (Human Papillomavirus)?
If a product is considered pH balanced for the skin, it is within this range.
What is 4.5 to 5.5?