Environmental Hazards

Used when the patient is known to have an infection known to be transmitted by direct contact

Contact precautions

Implemented to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission by large, moist, aerosol droplets

Droplet precautions

Reduces the risk of transmission of airborne agents by droplet nuclei of 5um or less

Airborne transmission precautions

Personnel must use these precautions when in contact with patients infected with influenza, rubella, and streptococcal pharyngitis

Droplet precautions

Formerly called universal precautions

Standard precautions

These precautions must be used with tuberculosis and measles patients

Airborne transmission precautions

Behaviors and methods of working in the health-care setting that protect the health-care worker, the patient, the patient's family members, and the health-care worker's family

Standard precautions

Precautions used when a patient is known to have impetigo or infection with any multidrug resistant bacterium

Contact precautions

All patients are considered potential carriers of diseases.

Standard precautions

Standards and precautions to prevent the spread of infectious disease by patients known to be infected

Transmission-based precautions

Contact with body fluids through cracks, sores, or other skin lesions can transmit ____ in the health-caring setting

Bloodborne pathogens

All workers in the health-care setting should be vaccinated against ____.

Hep B

Scalpel blades must be mounted and removed using ____.

An instrument

_____ is/are implemented to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission by large, moist, aerosol droplets.

Droplet precautions

____ used needles using both hands.

Never recap

_____ is/are not considered safe or adequate eye protection since the sides of the eyes are not shielded.

Prescription glasses

The use of a dispersive electrode is required with _____.

A bipolar device, an ESU (Bovie) hand piece

Electricity flows through a circuit. When using an ESU, the ___ serves to spread the flow of electricity over a large area to prevent burns to the patient where the electricity leaves the body.

Grounding pad

All hospital personnel must know ____ and must know how to turn off the electrical supply in the event of life-threatening electrical shock.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

The characteristics of electricity are current, voltage, resistance, and grounding. The discharge of electrical current from the source to ground, where it is dispersed and rendered harmless, is ____.

Grounding

Always read the identification label of any ____. Do not reply on the color for identification.

gas cylinders

A plan that elaborates the exact duties of personnel and the actions to be taken to protect patients and staff in a structural fire is called _____.

RACE

_____ are the most common and frequent sources of fuel in surgical fires.

Prep solutions

The words ____ are identical in meaning.

Flame resistant and flame retardant

____ is/are the statistical probability of a harmful event.

Risk

Protective clothing or equipment that prevents the wearer from direct contact with hazardous chemicals or potentially infectious body fluids is called _____.

personal protective equipment

Many tragic accidents and deaths in the surgical setting could have been avoided had the individual ____.

Known the risk, taken precautions to protect self, coworkers and patient and accepted the real possibility of harm

All fires require three components: fuel,a source of ignition, and oxygen. ___ makes the operating room a high-risk environment for fire.

A high concentration of oxygen

Patient fires are extremely serious. The surgical technologist and all other surgical team members must know how to react. Protection of ____ is the primary concern.

The patient

___ is created during the use of a laser or an electro surgical unit. It contains toxic chemicals, vapors, blood fragments, and diseases.

A smoke plume

Although _______ are uncomfortable and heavy, team members should wear them under their sterile gowns during any procedure that requires radiation.

Lead aprons

________ are used with laser and electrosurgical equipment to prevent disease transmission.

Smoke evacuation systems

A safe method of transferring sharps on the sterile field is the ______.

Neutral zone technique

The recommended procedure to help prevent the development of blood-borne diseases after an exposure incident is ______.

Post-exposure prophylaxis

An HIV-containing cell, or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV-containing or hepatitis B virus-containing culture medium, is considered _______.

Potentially infectious material

Preventing exposure to potentially infectious material is as important as maintaining aseptic technique to prevent a patient from being exposed to pathogenic organisms. Therefore, ____ are used at all times and with all patients.

Standard precautions

It _____ to wash hands or change gloves between tasks and procedures on the same patient to prevent cross-contamination of different body sites.

Is necessary

______ to load or remove a blade from a knife handle poses less of a risk for a sharps injury to the surgical technologist.

Using an instrument

The ____ is the primary concern of surgical personnel at all times.

Patient

A naturally occurring sap obtained from rubber trees and used in the manufacture of medical devices and other commercial goods is known as _________.

Latex

When lifting an object, keep it as close to your body as possible. This decreases the force of exertion. (T/F)

True

The neutral zone technique is based on the fact that less sharps injuries would occur if instruments posing a risk of injury would be passed on the sterile field hand to hand. (T/F)

False

When personnel attempt to move a patient with insufficient help, both the patient and the team members are at risk for injury. (T/F)

True

Heavy items such as large instrument trays must be stored at the floor level, never at or above elbow height. (T/F)

False

When working with any chemical in the operating room, you must know and use the appropriate concentration and proper procedure to avoid risk to yourself (T/F)

True

Personal protective equipment will not protect you from high concentrations of chemicals. (T/F)

False

Lead shields are the most effective protection from radiation. (T/F)

True

Gloves are the only source of latex in the surgical environment. (T/F)

False

The filters of a smoke evacuation system are not considered biohazard waste. The filters and tubing may be used for several patients before being replaced. (T/F)

False