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What is PPE?
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Personal Protective Equipment
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What is CFR?
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Code of Federal regulations
Revised annually Divided into 50 titles Each title divided into chapters Each chapter divided into specific regulatory areas |
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What are the 2 logs when overboard discharge of Medical waste
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Deck log and Medical journal and labled Date, time, location, and number of bags
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Storage of infectious waste should be limited to How many days?
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7 Days
Storage rooms must be marked with BIOHAZARD and AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. |
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What is another name for Capillary puncture?
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Microsampling
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Who may give authorization for overboard discharge of medical waste?
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Only the CO
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Which tubes contain the anticoagulant Heparin?
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Green TOP
Special plasma studies |
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What tubes contain EDTA coagulant?
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Purple top
CBC Differential WBC |
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Which tube is used in coagulation studies?
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Blue top
PT PTT Chelating agent that binds calcium |
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Which anticoagulant is of limited use because its salts affect some test results?
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Heparin
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What may cause further bleeding with venipuncture?
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bending of the elbow
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When performing a capillary pucture what should you do with 1st drop of blood?
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Wipe away due to alcohol
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What is the choice of anticoagulant to prevent cellular destruction?
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EDTA
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Which tube is used for glucose studies and ETOH studies, that prohibits glycolosis?
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Grey tube Sodium Flouride
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Which addatives provide physical barrier that separates
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Serum Separater tube (SST)
Tiger top, HIV |
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What does NAVOSH stand for?
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Naval Ocupational safety and health
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What does NIOSH stand for
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National Institute of occupational safety and Health
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When do you dispose of Sharps containers?
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after 90 days
When 3/4 full or if Foul odor is present |
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What is criteria for overboard discharge?
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Endangers Healt or safety
Creates unacceptable nuisance Compromise of combat readiness |
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What are conditions must be met for overboard discharge?
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CO approval
Greater than 50 Nautical miles from shore Must be properly packaged and weighted for negative buoyancy |
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What is the instruction fro Management of infectious waste?
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BUMED 6280-1
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When extracting the needle during venipuncture what don't you do?
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Apply pressure to needle while still in vein before extracting
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When performing a finger stick, where on the finger is stuck?
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Puncture off center such as sides of finger tip
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What are the complications of Venipuncture?
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1. Syncope
2. Infection 3. Continued bleeding 4. Collapsing vein 5. Failure to enter vein 6. Going through vein |
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What degree should you insert needle during venipuncture?
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15 Degrees
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What is universal procaution?
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an infection control strategy to reduce the risk of disease transmission
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What substances are concidered infectious by the CDC?
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Blood
Tissue Semen |
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Where do we separate waste?
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at the point of origin
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How do we handle Biohazardous waste?
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In red or orange marked bags
Bags are emptied daily Double bagged, goosenecked, and secured with heavy tape Bags are labled with name, address, and phone # of originator |
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What type of container is used for Sharps?
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Rigid, puncture resistant, leak proof container
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