Phlebotomy Essentials 7th Edition Chapter 3

Infection Control Terms

• Airborne precautions: Measures to prevent infection from pathogens that may be present in the air as droplet nuclei.
• Asepsis: The state of being free from pathogenic microbes, crucial for preventing infections.
• Aseptic Technique: A method of practice in healthcare that minimizes the risk of microbial contamination.
• BBP (Bloodborne pathogens): Infectious microorganisms present in blood and potentially other body fluids.

Safety and Hazard Terms

• Biohazard: Refers to any biological material posing a risk to health.
• Biosafety: Involves precautions taken when working with biological substances that could pose health risks.
• Engineering controls: Devices designed to isolate or eliminate workplace hazards related to BBP.

Disease and Infection Related Terms

• Clostridium difficile: A significant cause of diarrhea in healthcare environments.
• HAI (Healthcare-associated infection): Infections that patients acquire while receiving treatment for other conditions.
• Nosocomial infection: Infections contracted specifically within a hospital setting.

Agencies and Regulations

• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Federal agency responsible for monitoring and controlling disease outbreaks.
• EPA (Environmental Protection Agency): Agency that oversees regulations regarding hazardous waste disposal.
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration): Sets and enforces workplace safety standards.

Precautions and Practices

• Contact precautions: Strategies to prevent infection transmission through direct contact with pathogens.
• Droplet precautions: Measures aimed at reducing the risk of infection through respiratory droplets.
• Standard precautions: Guidelines that must be followed when caring for all patients, regardless of their infection status.
• Transmission-based precautions: Additional strategies for patients infected with particular pathogens, including those transmitted via airborne, droplet, or contact routes.

Microbiology and Pathology

• Infectious/causative agent: Specific pathogens that cause infections, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi.
• Pathogens: Microorganisms that are capable of causing disease in hosts.
• Virulence: A measure of a microbe's ability to cause disease.

Patient and Host Considerations

• Immune: Indicates protection against specific diseases due to the presence of antibodies.
• Susceptible host: An individual with minimal resistance to infections, making them more vulnerable.
• Protective/reverse isolation: A technique to protect at-risk patients from infections.

Transmission and Modes of Infection

• Vector transmission: Infection spread by arthropods or animals that carry pathogens.
• Vehicle transmission: Spread of infectious agents via contaminated food, water, drugs, or blood.
• Reservoir: The natural habitat or host where infectious microorganisms thrive.

Miscellaneous Terms

• Normal flora: Beneficial nonpathogenic microorganisms that inhabit the human body.
• Formites: Non-living objects that can host infectious agents.
• Neutropenic: A condition characterized by low neutrophil levels, elevating infection risk.

Precautionary Measures

• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment): Gear designed to protect health workers from exposure to infectious agents.
• Work practice controls: Procedures established to minimize the risk of BBP exposure in health facilities.

Additional Concepts

• Viability: The capability of a microbe to survive in various environments.
• Parenteral: Refers to routes of administration not involving the digestive tract.
• Permucosal: Involves the passage of substances through mucous membranes.

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