Question | Answer |
Any non-sharp material that has the potential for containing body fluids must be placed in a | Biohazard bag |
After placing your PPE in a biohazard bag you must immediatly | Wash your hands |
Biohazard bags are identifiable as | 1.Usually colored red
2.Leak resistant
3.Cloasable
4.Labeled as Bio-Hazard |
A biohazard bag that is broken open or contaminated on the outside must be | Double bagged |
Any item that has the potential to cut or puncture must be placed in a | Sharps container |
Sharps containers are identifiable as | 1.Usually color coded red
2.Puncture resistant
3.Leak resistant
4.Closable
5.Labeled as Biohazard |
Contaminated needles should be placed in | Sharps container immediately after use |
Biohazard materials must be stored in a | Secure are (dirty utility room) to prevent accidental contamination |
Disposable biohazard material (medical waste) is collect and | Incinerated by an approved Biohazard disposal company |
Never recap contaminated/used needles beacause | You can puncture your skin |
Broken glass should be cleaned up with a | Dust pan or two pieces of cardboard |
The following are forbidden in a medical setting | 1.Eating 2.Drinking 3.Smoking 4.Applying makeup 5.Applying lip balm 6.Application/removal of contacts |
The average person touches their face how many times a day? | 1000-2000 |
HIV, HBV, HCV can penetrate | Mucous membranes as well as non-intact skin (open wound) |
If body fluids are splashed into your mucous membranes or your skin you must immediately: | 1.Rinse and/or wash the area thoroughly
2.Report the incident to your supervisor
3.Fill out an incident report |
If your job description puts you at risk of contact with potentially infectious materials, your employer must provide, at no cost to you the | Hepatitis B immunization |
Health care practitioners (HCP) should consider all people as carriers of | Blood borne pathogens |
Notifiable infectious diseases are to be reported to | The Florida Health Department |