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Chapter 3
Infection & Wellness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BBP | blood borne pathogen |
| Biohazard | biological hazard - anything potentially harmful to health. |
| CDC | Center for Disease Control & Prevention - division of US Public Health Service responsible w/ investigation & control of diseases w/ epidemic potential. |
| chain of infection | # of components/events that lead to infection when done in a series. |
| engineering controls | devices (sharps container, needles w/ safety features) that isolate or remove a bloodborne pathogen hazard from the workplace. |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| fire tetrahedron | 4 components that produce fire - latest way to look at chemistry of fire - Oxygen, Fuel, Heat & Chemical Reaction. |
| formites | Objects that can contain material containing infectious agents). (countertops, bed linens, equipment |
| HAI | |
| HazCom | Hazardous Communication Standards of OSHA |
| HBV | Hepatitis B Vaccination |
| HCV | Hepatitis C Virus |
| HICPAC | Healthcare Infection Control Procedures Action Committee advises CDC on updating guidelines regarding prevention of infections in hospitals and healthcare facilities. |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| immune | unlikely to develop disease. |
| infectious/causative agent | pathogen responsible for causing infection. |
| isolation procedures | separate pt w/ transmissible infections from contact w/ others. |
| microbe | short for micro-organism, not visible to naked eye. |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet |
| neutropenic | abnormally small number of neutrophils in body - granules found in WBC of adults- abt 65% in adult WBC |
| NIOSH | NAtional Institute for Occupational Safety & Health fed agcy conducting research/make recommendations for prevention of work-related injury/illness. |
| nosocomial infection | infections acquired in healthcare facility. |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
| parenteral | routes other than digestion that infections can enter body. Airborne - Ingestion (unsanitized hands)- Nonintact Skin (thru breaks in skin)- percutaneous (thru the skin) - Permucosal (thru mucous membranes) |
| pathogenic | causing or producing disease. |
| pathogens | Microbes that cause disease. |
| percutaneous | break in the skin |
| permucosal | thru mucous membranes - ingesting thru nose, mouth, eye. |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment |
| reservoir | source of an infectious microorganism. place where microorganism can survive/grow/multiply - part of chain of infection. |
| reverse isolation | protecting patient from infections/viruses that he could catch while in hospital. |
| standard precautions | Precautions intended to minimize risk of infection transmission when caring for all patients regardless of status. blood, body fluids, secretions excretions (not sweat) nonintact skin and mucous membranes. |
| susceptible host | someone with decreased ability to resist infection. |
| transmission-based precautions | additional precautions in addition to standard precautions for patient known/suspected to be infected w/ highly transmissible pathogens. |
| vector transmission | transfer of infectious agent carried by insect, arthropod or animal. |
| vehicle transmission | transmitting infectious agent thru contaminated food, water, drugs. |
| work practice controlsl | practices that alter how procedure is performed to reduce likelihood of blood-borne pathogen exposure. |
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