108.01 Infectious Control Program

Question 1

Who must an employee notify after a suspected exposure (in what order)?

Answer 1

1. first level supervisor
2. Phoenix Alarm Room
3. If you wish, notify RN or physician treating pt. to request cosent from pt. for blood tests.
4. GFD Safety Division Officer

Question 2

What info should be given to Alarm Room after an exposure?

Answer 2

Name, Department, unit #, & phone #

Question 3

Who’s responsibility is it to initiate documentation of an exposure?

Answer 3

employee

Question 4

The infection control procedures are designed to prevent infection from occurring in who?

Answer 4

patient and employee

Question 5

What actions should be done immediately in the event of a possible exposure?

Answer 5

1. wash needle stick with soap and water
2. flush splashes to nose, mouth, or skin with water
3. irrigate eyes with clean water, saline, or sterile irrigants

Question 6

GFD members who are exposed to a patient’s blood or body fluids during the performance of work duties must report the incident to protect ______ and the ______.

Answer 6

themselves public

Question 7

What is the initial info needed for medical control to determine the details of the incident?

Answer 7

1. Alarm # & time of exposure.
2. How did exposure occur?
3. What body fluids were involved?
4. Who did body fluids come from?
5. Was employee’s skin intact?
6. What specific part of body was exposed?
7. Which hospital was the patient transported?
8. Condition of pt, plus medical history

Question 8

Within how many minutes of a significant HIV exposure must an employee contact Phoenix Fire Alarm?

Answer 8

15

Question 9

The Industrial Commission of AZ requires what procedures performed whenever a SIGNIFICANT HIV exposure occurs?

Answer 9

1. Employee must inform employer in writing within 10 days
2. Must have blood drawn within 10 days of exposure
3. Employee must have blood tested for HIV by antibody testing within 30 days
4. Employee must be tested or diagnosed with HIV 18 months after exposure
5. Must file Worker’s Comp Claim within 1 year of diagnosis or positive blood test

Question 10

What are the 4 categories of the Medical Exposure Severity Rating?

Answer 10

1. significant
2. moderate
3. minimal
4. probable-none

Question 11

Do “probable-none” exposures require documentation?

Answer 11

NO

Question 12

The Center for Disease Control states what is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection?

Answer 12

Hand washing before and after Pt contact

Question 13

What is the minimum amount of time to wash hands?

Answer 13

15 seconds

Question 14

What is considered by EPA to be a intermediate level disinfectant?

Answer 14

1:100 bleach solution (1/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water)

Question 15

What should be done after machine washing contaminated uniforms at the station?

Answer 15

run 1 cycle with a cup of bleach after clothing is removed