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| government organization that establishes safety standards for the workplace | OSHA, The Occupational Health and Safety Administration |
| information required to be provided by manufacturers with hazardous products/chemicals that they sell | MSDS sheets, Material Safety Data Sheets |
| Standard that mandates that health care providers be protected from diseases caused by exposure to body fluids | Bloodborne Pathogen Standard |
| Standard that requires that employers inform employees of all chemicals and hazards in the workplace | occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals Standard |
| examples of body fluids that can transmit disease | blood, urine, stool, semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva, blood components, mucus |
| system used for damaged electrical or mechanical equipment | lock out tag system |
| required on electrical plugs to be grounded | third prong |
| acronym used to help remember how to use a fire extinguisher | PASS, pull, aim, squeeze, sweep |
| acronym used to help remember what to do in a fire | RACE, rescue, activate alarm, contain, extinguish or evacuate |
| considers all patients a potential source of infection | standard precautions |
| microorganisms that cause infection or disease | pathogens |
| rod shaped bacteria | bacilli/ bacillus |
| spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria | spirilla |
| microorganism that enters the body through the blood or through other body fluids | bloodborne pathogen |
| method of getting from one place to another | mode of transmission |
| person to person transmission | direct transmission |
| contact with the infected object or person that has the pathogen | contact transmission |
| transmitted via a contaminated object | indirect transmission |
| food or water carries the pathogen | vehicle transmission |
| an insect or animal carries the pathogen | vector transmission |
| pathogens spread through the air, pathogens so small they remain floating in the air for some time | airborne transmission |
| how a pathogen exits the body | portal of exit |
| how a pathogen enters the body | portal of entry |
| where a pathogen lives/ is held | reservoir |
| the pathogen that can cause an illness | infectious agent/causative agent |
| a person who is more likely to be unable to fight off an infection for some reason | susceptible host |
| an infection you get in a hospital or nursing home | nosocomial infection |
| a plan that identifies tasks within a job that potentially expose a worker to infection, plans how to protect them and reduce risks | infection control plan |
| six links that need to be broken in order to prevent infection | chain of infection |
| harmful microorganism, can produce disease | pathogen |
| no pathogen is present | asepsis |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | OSHA |
| 1991 law that requires healthcare facilities to protect everyone from bloodborne health hazards | Bloodborne Pathogens Standard |
| treating all people and all blood and body fluids as if they are infected | Standard precautions |
| Specific additional precautions beyond Standard precautions based on a known infection | Transmission based precautions |
| pathogens do not stay suspended in the air and usually travel only short distances after being expelled | droplet transmission |
| all microorganisms are destroyed both pathogens and nonpathogens including spores and viruses | sterilization |
| only pathogens are destroyed | disinfection |
| not contaminated with pathogens | clean |
| soiled, unclean, having pathogens | contaminated |
| virus that causes AIDS | HIV human immunodeficiency virus |
| using correct body mechanics prevents injury by doing what? | using your strongest muscles |
| Most important thing to do in an emergency | stay calm |
| what to do if find a piece of damaged equipment | report it and remove it from use |
| three things a fire needs | fuel, heat, oxygen |
| fire emergency plans include what? | how to remove people from immediate danger, activating the alarm, shutting off electrical equipment and oxygen |
| parasitic microorganisms carried by fleas, lice, ticks and mites | rickettsiae |
| antibiotics are effective against what? | bacteria and rickettsiae |
| type of microorganism that lives and reproduces in the absence of oxygen | anaerobic organisms |
| streptococcus is a type of what class of microorganism? | bacteria |
| smallest of the microorganisms, can only be seen with an electron microscope | virus |
| class of pathogen that causes ringworm, athlete's foot, histoplasmosis, yeast, thrush | fungi/fungus |
| an infection that develops when the body is weak and doesn't have it's normal defenses | opportunistic infection |
| OSHA regulations require health care facilities to offer vaccination against this blood borne disease free of charge | HBV, Hepatitis B |
| anything that has the ability to pierce through the skin, used in a health care facility | sharps |
| OSHA requires that employees be supplied with what equipment if having contact with patients | PPE, personal protective equipment |
| place to dispose of infectious waste | biohazard container |
| the applied science used to promote the safety and well-being of a person by adapting the environment and using techniques to prevent injuries. | ergonomics |
| round or spherical bacteria | cocci |
| one celled animal like organisma found in decayed material and contaminated water | protozoa |
| any organism that requires oxygen in order to live and reproduce | aerobic |
| infectin or disease originate within the body | endogenous |
| a process that prevents or inhibits the growth of pathogenic organisms | antisepsis |
| techniques directed at maintaining cleanliness and eliminating or preventing contamination | aseptic techniques |
