What is the Public Health Service (PHS) ?
What is coagulation?
-study of the ability of blood to form and dissolve clots.
Coagulation tests are used to do what?
-discover, identify, and monitor defects in the blood-clotting mechanism
What are the two most coagulation tests?
* partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
What is the most common chemistry specimen and what are the other types of specimens tested?
Most common: serum
Other types: plasma, whole blood, urine, and various other bloody fluids
Hematocrit (Hct) test belongs to what tube and what department?
Reticulocyte count test belongs to what tube and what department with what additive?
What are the infectants of the body?
List the different types of infectants of the body:
What is the centers for Disease Controls and Prevention (CDC) ?
What is Healthcare Infection Control and Practice Advisory Committee (HICPAC)?
-advices CDC on updating guidelines regarding prevention of nosocomial infections in hospitals and other healthcare facilities
List the components of infection transmission referred to as Chain of Infection:
5 modes of transmission and examples:
What is the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health?
-responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for prevention of work related injury and illnesses
What does the joint commission do?
-requires every healthcare institution to have and infection control program responsible for protecting patients, employees, visitors, and anyone doing business within the healthcare institutions from infections
What is PPE and what does it involve?
- involves: gloves gowns and mask
How is a gown removed?
-from the inside by sliding the arms out of the sleeves. Then held away from the body and folded wit the contaminated outside surfaces ending up inside.
What is Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA)?
-mandates and enforces safe working conditions for employers
What is Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP)?
-infectious microorganisms in blood and other body fluids
What is OSHA bloodborne pathogen Standard ?
-regulations designed to protect employees with potential occupational exposure to pathogens found in blood or other body fluids or substances
What were the 4 key areas of revision of the BBP standard which changed to Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act ?
What are the BBP exposure routes ?
What is Environmental Protection Agency ?
What is the National Fire Protection Association ?