Course Outline
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- Introduction
- About This Course
- You Are At Risk!
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Hepatitis B Virus
- Hepatitis C Virus
- Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
- HCV Infection
- What Happens After Hepatitis C Infection?
- HIV
- Knowledge assessment
- Which of the following is NOT classified as a bloodborne pathogen?
- Introduction to OSHA
- Preventive Measures
- Preventive Measures
- The Hepatitis B Vaccination
- Standard Precautions
- Recent Information Regarding HCV Infection and Treatment
- Which of the following is a vaccine-preventable infection?
- Methods of Control
- Methods of Control
- Engineering Controls
- Work Practice Controls
- Acquiring an infection as a result of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens can be prevented by taking which of the following precautions?
- Sharps
- Sharps
- Needles, Safety Needles, and Needleless Systems
- Sharps Safety Summary
- Specimens and Containers
- Handling Specimens
- Transporting Specimens
- Labeling and Color-Coding Specimen Containers for Storage and Transport
- Housekeeping
- Contaminated Wastes
- Labeling
- Labeling
- Labeling not Required
- Personal Protective Equipment
- PPE and the OSHA Standard
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Gloves
- Gloves Must be Worn...
- Gloves
- Face and Eye Protection
- Garments worn as PPE
- Knowledge Assessment
- Which of the following would NOT offer sufficient facial protection if splashes or sprays of blood or other potentially infectious materials may occur...
- Which of the following are considered engineering controls?
- Hand Hygiene
- Postexposure Follow-up
- Exposure Incidents
- Avoiding Exposure
- Knowledge assessment
- What should you do if you accidentally stick your finger with a contaminated needle?
- Ebola Virus
- References
Additional Information
Level of instruction: Basic
Intended Audience: Health care personnel and other professional personnel whose occupations involve the potential of exposure to bloodborne pathogens
Author Information: Terry Jo Gile, MT(ASCP)MA Ed has over 45 years experience as a certified medical technologist. She has a bachelor's degree in Biology from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a master's degree in Education from Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. For 20 years she was a member of the management team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Department of Laboratories in St. Louis, Missouri, and served as the Safety Officer as well as a laboratory safety consultant to the BJC Health System. Terry Jo headed her own consulting firm, Safety Lady, LLC, for 27 years. In that capacity, she lectured and consulted worldwide on the proper implementation of safety programs in clinical laboratories.
Reviewer Information: Barbara Cebulski, MS, MLS(ASCP) has over 40 years of experience in the medical laboratory profession as a technologist, section supervisor, and laboratory manager. She was an Inspection and Technical Specialist for nine years with the College of American Pathologists in the Laboratory Accreditation Program and, until her retirement in 2015, was Program Director for MediaLab, Inc. Barbara holds a Masters in Instructional Technology from Georgia State University.