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23 Cards in this Set
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Vector
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Any animal capable of transmitting pathogens or producing human or animal discomfort or injury
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prophylactic immunization
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Vaccines used to protect Navy and Marine Corps personnel against certain diseased before exposure to infection.
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When is water tested
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Daily
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Afloat
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Water is obtained 3 nautical miles from shore
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Ice
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all ice must be made from potable water
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Bioburden |
# of microorganisms
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Bowie-Dick-Test
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Test of pre-vacuum sterilizer able to remove air and detect leaks. (not a sterility assurance test.)
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Bumedinst 6240.1 series
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Standards for potable water
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Disposal of used water
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3 nautical miles away from the shore |
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Asepsis
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The state of being free of pathogenic organisms
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Critical Dental Item Classification
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Instruments that pierce skin, mucous membranes, or bone. -Must be sterile. Ex: Surgical instrument, knives, suture needles |
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Semi-Critical Dental Items
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Contact with mucous membranes, but cannot be sterilized because of their design or inability to withstand heat. -High level disinfection -radiographic positioning devices |
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Non-critical items
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Don't normally penetrate skin or contact mucous membranes |
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infectious Agent
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Infectious agent is an organism that is capable of producing an infection or infectious disease
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Nosocomial Infection
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Attained when being treated in hospital
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Viruses |
-Viruses cannot live long or reproduce outside of the host. -3 categories: Bacterial, animal, plant -Diseases: colds, smallpox, measles, rubella, herpes, AIDS, hepatitis -Not usually treated with antibiotics -Heat resistant |
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Protozoa
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- No rigid Cell wall -survive freely in nature & must be spread by carrier -Malaria |
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Fungi
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-Plant that lacks cholorophyll
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2 types of flora
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Reside: Can survive and will multiply - Can be cultured repeatedly -Not easily removed Transient: Do Not survive and will not multiply -Effectively removed by rubbing hands together and rinsing |
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Hand Piece maintenance
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30 second flush
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Where is infectious waste separated?
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Point of origin
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Surgical Hand Scrub
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Lather hands and arms 2" above elbow -30 strokes using brush |
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Microbial Count
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3-10 second rinse will temporarily reduce MC by 97% |
