UNIT ABBREVIATIONS: Define the Following

Safety Packet

UNIT ABBREVIATIONS: define the following

OSHA / TB
MSDS / PPE
CDC / AED
HBV / BVM
HIV / NIOSH

COMMON MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS: define the following

c-spine / lac
DNR / O
Dx / oint
ED / OOB
ER / R/O
FH / Sx
Fx / wt

PRACTICE:

WORD PARTS

Word part / Definition / Word part / Definition
-ion / Path/o
-ous / -gen
Abras/o / Dis-
Infect/o / Anti-
sept/0 / -ic
incis/o / arter/o
Lacerat/o / Gangrene/o

SAFETY VOCAB

Word / Definition
Body mechanics
Pathogens
Antiseptic
Disinfection
Sterilization
Surgical asepsis
First aid
Initial assessment
Focused examination
Heart attack
Stroke
Arterial bleeding
Venous bleeding
Capillary bleeding
shock

EMERGENCY CARE VOCAB

Laceration / Skin avulsion
Incision / Puncture
Abrasion / Poison
First aid / Shock
Rabies / Sprain
1st degree burn / 2nd degree burn
3rd degree burn / Fainting
Frostbite / gangrene

SAFETY GUIDED NOTES: USE BOOK PGS 52-55

Define Safety:

GOVERNING AGENCIES

OSHA = / CDC = / NIOSH=
OSHA ACT OF 1970 = / WHAT ROLE DOES CDC PLAY IN ACCIDENT AND INJURY PREVENTION? / WHAT IS THEIR ROLE?

FIRE SAFETY (pgs 57 – 60)

Draw and label the fire Triangle.

Using Table 3-1 fill in the Types of Fire extinguishers.

Class / Application
A (water)
B (carbon dioxide)
C (K bicarbonate)
D
ABC

Explain how to use a fire extinguisher with PASS.

P =

A =

S =

S=

To stop a fire from spreading use RACE: what does this stand for?

R =

A =

C =

E =

BODY MECHANICS (pgs 62-65)

List reasons why it is always good to use proper body mechanics.

Explain body alignment when talking about proper body mechanics, and why it is important.

MICROBIOLOGY (pgs 66 – 71)

Define Microbiology:

Where are microorganisms are found:

Microorganisms are also referred to as ______.

______: are microorganisms that cause disease.

Compare and contrast ‘good” E.coli VS “bad” E. coli.

What are the 5 favorable conditions for microbial growth?

Types of Microorganisms

Type / Description / Disease/Illness
BACTERIA
FUNGI
PROTAZOA
RICKETTSEA (PARASITES)
VIRUS

Methods That Destroy Microorganisms:

Method / Description / How it is used/examples
ANTISEPTIC
DISINFECTION
STERILIZATION

STANDARD PRECAUTIONS: reading

1.  The chain of infection must be broken to ______

2.  How are pathogens mainly spread?

3.  What are the three pathogens of concern and how are they spread?

4.  What did OSHA establish?

5.  What are standard precautions? Who developed them?

6.  Body fluid secretions and excretions are examples of blood borne pathogens that require standard precautions. What are the other four?

7.  When must gloves be worn and changed?

8.  Any cut, injury needle stick or splashing of blood or body fluids must be:

9. 

PRINCIPES OF INFECTION: guided notes

KEY TERMS / TRANSMISSION PRECAUTIONS
Aseptic practices:
Medical Asepsis:
Surgical asepsis: / Airborne:
Droplet:
Contact:

Infection only happens if: ______

They (pathogens) take up: ______

CHAIN OF INFECTION

___ MUST be present for an infection to occur. If chain is ever broken: NO infection should occur.

Washing your hands will prevent the spread of disease.

Factor / Definition
1. / - mostly harmless
- when
2. / Reservoirs =
Pathogens stay in the reservoir
3. / Escape routes:
4. / The way in which a pathogen goes from place to place
Can be spread by
Proper
5. / Pathogens need a
Routes of entry:
6. / One that is capable of
Microorganisms must be
If you are immune you are not susceptible