Blood Borne Pathogens Brain Teaser

The following personnel/tasks are reasonably anticipated as a result of their nature/ day-to-day duty's to come into contact with skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parental contact with blood or other potentially infectious fluids and materials. duty positions: Security Forces Investigator, Corrections Supervisor, Flight Chief, all other post and patrols. Possible Exposure Tasks: Crime scenes, traffic accidents, all disaster/contingency operations, rendering first aid, searches, animal attacks, drowning or near drowning incidents, handling of transports or illegal aliens, handling domestic violence case or sexoffenses, handling of evidence from above incidents.

personal gear: 2 par of latex or surgical gloves, leather or protective equivalent and CPR mask. SF vehicles should all have a blood borne pathogen kit. ( contents must include one-way respiratory cardio resuscitation (CPR) mask , surgical gloves, eye protective goggles or glasses with side shields, surgical mask and surgical gown.

Disposable gloves are to be worn when handling an individual, clothing, or equipment contaminated with bodily fluids. Leather gloves or the protective equivalent must be worn when searching persons or places or when working in environments, such as accident scenes, where sharp objects and bodily fluids may reasonably be encountered.

True: Security Forces personal should assume that all persons are potential carriers of HIV or HBV.

The Security Forces member would have to demonstrate that in a specific instance, its use would have prevented the effective delivery of health care or public safety services or would have imposed an increased hazard to his/her safety or safety of another co-worker.

OSHA ( Occupational Safety and Health Agency) standard 1910.1030

Biohazard labels shall be fluorescent orange or orange-red or predominately so, with lettering and symbols in contrasting colors. Red bags or red container can substitute for labels.

Labels shall be affixed as close as feasible to the container by string, wire, adhesive, or other method that prevents loss or unintentional removal.

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Is the fluid or substance with which I came into contact one of the following? - blood - semen - vaginal secretion - any bodily fluid or matter visibly contaminated with blood?

Did the fluid identified enter my body through any of the following (portal of entry): - needle stick injury - any other laceration by contaminated object, such as broken glass, blade, or sharp objects, ect - open cut, wound or weeping lesion (non-intact skin) -eye, mouth, and/or nose ( mucous membranes)

they will immediately was or flush the affected area and other skin areas as soon as possible. report the incident and apply appropriate first aid report to ER.

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True the individual may be required to wear a suitable protective covering if s/he is bleeding or otherwise emitting bodily fluids.

If the suspect has bodily fluids present on his/her/ person, or stated that he has a communicable disease.

Disposable gloves should be rinsed before removal and hands and forearms should be then washed. Any unprotected skin that come into contact with bodily fluids shall be washed as soon as possible with hot running water and sap for at least 15 sec before rinsing and drying. alcohol or antiseptic towelette may be used where not soap and water is available.

contaminated clothing with bodily fluids will be removed as soon as practical and with as little handling as possible. contaminated laundry and personal protective equipment will be bagged and or containerized at location of unit issue.