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Phlebotomy Words
chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Airborne infection | an illness caused by germs that spread through the air via tiny respiratory droplets |
| isolation precaution's | safety steps used in hospitals to stop germs from spreading |
| airborne transmission | the spread of infectious agents through small particles or droplet nuclei suspended in the air over long distances and time |
| bloodborne pathogens | infectious agents carried in the blood |
| chain of infection | the way an infection grows and spreads |
| common vehicle | a single contaminated source |
| transmission | the act, process, or instance of passing something from one place, person, or thing to another |
| contact precautions | infection control steps used in hospitals and clinics to stop the spread of germs that pass through direct or indirect touch |
| contact transmission | the spread of infectious agents through either direct physical touch or indirect contact with contaminated objects |
| COVID-19 | a contagious respiratory illness |
| droplet nuclei | tiny, dried-out residue particles left behind when liquid respiratory droplets evaporate in the air |
| droplet precautions | infection control steps used to stop the spread of germs that travel short distances through moist respiratory droplets |
| droplet transmission | the spread of a contagious disease through heavy respiratory drops containing viruses or bacteria |
| exposure control plan | a written document that outlines how an organization protects workers from health hazards like bloodborne pathogens |
| fomite | a contaminated object |
| healthcare associated infection | infection you get while being at the hospital that you didn't come with |
| Hep. B virus | a bloodborne virus |
| high-efficiency particulate air | an efficiency standard for mechanical air filters |
| HIV | a bloodborne virus |
| Infection | microorganisms that get in your body and multiply |
| Isolation | being separated from people so you don't spread infection |
| micrometer | measuring tool used to take extremely accurate measurements of small objects, |
| nosocomial infection | infections contracted by patients during hospital stay |
| opportunist microorganism | microorganisms that get into the body and cause infection |
| pathogen | viruses, bacteria, fungi, protists, helminths, or prions |
| PPE | protective equipment made to keep you safe from splashing of any kind |
| PE | specialized hospital room designed with positive air pressure to protect severely immunocompromised patients from airborne pathogens |
| reservior | the source of the infection |
| resident flora | permanent community of microorganisms that normally inhabit specific sites on or inside the human body |
| respiratory hygiene/ cough etiquette | set of infection prevention measures designed to limit the transmission of respiratory pathogens spread by droplet or airborne routes |
| sepsis | life-threatening medical emergency caused by an extreme and overwhelming immune response to an infection |
| standard precautions | basic infection control practices used during the care of all patients, at all times, regardless of their diagnosis or infection status |
| transition based precautions | control steps used in healthcare settings alongside standard precautions for patients known or suspected to carry specific, highly transmissible germs |
| vectors | any living organism or agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen or genetic material to another cell or organism |
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Emma.Tilley