Bloodborne and Airborne Pathogens Overview

The Standard applies to all employees who may reasonably expect to be exposed to blood and OPIM that may contain pathogens.

Anyone whose job involves handling or possibly being exposed to blood or blood products, blood components, or OPIM.

Other Potentially Infected Materials.

<p>A reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or OPIM resulting from the performance of employees' duties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Bloodborne transmission 2. Airborne transmission 3. Vector transmission 4. Direct contact 5. Indirect contact</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hand Washing is a Workplace Control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Saliva containing blood 2. Semen 3. Vaginal secretions 4. Breast Milk 5. Amniotic fluid 6. Cerebrospinal fluid 7. Synovial fluid 8. Pleural fluid 9. Peritoneal fluid 10. Pericardial fluid 11. Any body fluid contaminated with blood.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liver damage, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>By Injection 2. Through mucous membranes and non-intact skin 3. Through sexual activity 4. From infected mother to newborn at birth.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Loss of appetite 2. Nausea, vomiting 3. Fatigue 4. Muscle or joint aches 5. Mild fever 6. Stomach pain 7. Occasional jaundice.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Through drug injections with contaminated needles 2. Through unclean body piercings or tattooing tools 3. From sharing toothbrushes or razors 4. From a pregnant woman to the fetus 5. Rarely from sexual contact.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Fatigue 2. Loss of appetite 3. Nausea 4. Anxiety 5. Weight loss 6. Alcohol intolerance 7. Abdominal pain 8. Loss of concentration 9. Jaundice.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human Immunodeficiency Virus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It takes a year or longer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sharps is a general term for any device or item that may accidentally penetrate the skin, such as needles, scissors, scalpels, and broken glassware.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Containers for waste that may contain contaminated materials 2. Freezers and refrigerators used for blood or OPIMs 3. Containers used to transport, ship, or store blood or OPIMs 4. Contaminated equipment until proper cleaning procedures are complete 5. Laundry bags used for contaminated clothing 6. Entrances to places containing potentially infectious materials.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Controls that reduce the likelihood of exposure by altering the manner in which a task is performed, including PPE, hand washing, decontamination, sterilization, and safe handling of sharps.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Personal Protective Equipment, which includes items such as disposable lab coats, jumpsuits, aprons, gloves, goggles, masks, caps, and booties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decontamination refers to removing or destroying pathogens to make items safe, while sterilization destroys all microbial life on an item.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Universal Precautions apply to all body fluids, as it is impossible to know if they may contain infectious blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flush with running water for 20 minutes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Viral 2. Bacterial 3. Fungal.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By inhalation from an infectious person's coughing, sneezing, laughing, or singing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Up to 1 1/2 hours.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Weight loss 2. Fever 3. Night sweats 4. Weakness.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through a combination of several different antibiotics taken for 6 to 12 months.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Hand hygiene 2. Respiratory hygiene 3. Social distancing 4. Immunization.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>An Epidemic is an outbreak of a disease in a community or region. 2. A Pandemic spreads beyond a community or region throughout the world.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Controls at work that include sharps containers, self-sheathing needles, and safer medical devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactive, or destroy pathogens on a surface to the point that they are safe for handling.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parenteral is piercing mucous membranes or the skin barrier through events like needlesticks, human bites, cuts, and abrasions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occupational Safety and Health Administration.</p> Signup and view all the answers