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Phlebotomy Key Terms

TermDefinition
Airborne Infection Isolation Precautions Precautions used for those suspected to have disease(s) transmitted via airborne droplet nuclei.
Airborne Transmission Transmission of a pathogen by particulates smaller than 5 micrometers in the air.
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) Pathogens present in the blood that are transmitted by bodily fluids.
Chain of Infection A link which disease follows which goes from the reservoir (the carrier of the disease) through the mode of transmission (the way the disease is transmitted) and into the susceptible host.
Common Vehicle Transmission A common source that causes multiple infections, usually a contaminated item.
Contact Precautions Precautions used for those suspected to have disease(s) transmitted via direct or indirect contact.
Contact Transmission Transmission via touching a carrier or contact with an item the carrier has previously interacted with.
COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019. A major lung disease that was found in 2019.
Droplet Nuclei A particle smaller than 5 micrometers that is capable of surviving in the air for long periods of time.
Droplet Precautions Precautions used for those suspected to have disease(s) transmitted by droplets in the air.
Droplet Transmission Transmission of a pathogen by particulates larger than 5 micrometers in the air.
Exposure Control Plan A plan to protect those at risk from acquiring infections, designed by OSHA.
Fomite A contaminated object that can serve as a reservoir for the chain of infection.
Healthcare-Associated Infection An infection acquired in a healthcare facility that the susceptible host did not have when they went in.
Hepatitis-B Virus A bloodborne virus that is capable of surviving in dried blood for a week and which causes inflammation of the liver.
High-Efficiency Particulate Air A filter type that is used to prevent the spread of airborne infections.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus A bloodborne virus responsible for AIDs that can survive for a week in dried blood.
Infection When a pathogen enters the body and begins multiplying.
Isolation The separation of a reservoir from any and all susceptible hosts.
Micrometer A method of measuring very, very small objects.
Nosocomial Infection An infection acquired in a healthcare facility that the susceptible host did not have when they went in.
Opportunistic Microorganism Organisms that enter the body when there is a break in the skin or a chance to get in.
Pathogen An infectious organism such as a fungus, virus, or bacteria.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Equipment designed to protect the individual from infection and pathogens.
Protective Environment (PE) A designated area for immunocompromised patients to protect them from sources of infection.
Resevoir The source of the infection in the chain of Infection.
Resident Flora Microorganisms that live permanently on or inside the body.
Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette Precautions used to prevent the transmission of diseases related to respiratory infections.
Sepsis Severe infection caused by pathogen infiltration in a wound.
Standard Precautions Precautions used on every patient, usually involving barriers between skin and mucous membrane contact.
Transmission-Based Precautions Precautions used for those suspected of having a highly transmissible pathogen that keep the patient away from any and all susceptible hosts.
Vectors An agent that carries a disease but is not harmed by it, usually arthropods.
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