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airborne precautions   Special actions used for pt's with illnesses transported by airborne droplet nuclei  
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biohazard   materials that may be able to transmit infections.  
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biohazard symbol   symbol on waste container to ensure awareness of controls  
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body mechanics   helps prevent injury and allows efficient lifting, moving, and transfer of pts.  
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category-specific isolation precations   standard precaution used in particular situations such as airborne, droplet and contact precautions.  
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contact precautions   special actions used for pts known to have a skin or wound infection  
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droplet precautions   special actions used for pts known to have or suspected of having illess transmitted by particle droplet  
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ergonomics   study of maximizing work effiency and safety  
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isolation precautions   special actions used when there is a high risk of exposure to specific disease.  
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(P.P.E) personal protective equipment   protects from exposure to pathogens.  
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sharps   needles, glass slides, scalpel blades, and other sharp biohazards materials  
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standard precautions   preventing the spread of disease from exposure to blood or other body fluids  
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stress   bodys response to change  
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universal precautions   measures used to prevent healthcare workers from contact with pathogens  
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C.D.C.   (center of disease control) an agency of the US department of health and human services, for control, prevention, and investigation of dieases  
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GAS   (general adaptation syndrome) the bodys reaction to stress  
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HBV   Hepatitus B Virus  
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HIV   Human Immunodeficency Virus  
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MSDS   (material safety data sheet) paper that accompanies all chemicals with information about safety  
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OSHA   (Occupational Safety and health administration)  
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