Blood borne pathogens

You should never eat, drink, or smoke in a laboratory or other area where there may be potential exposure to blood borne pathogens.

• True
• False

Which of the following materials could contain blood borne pathogens?

• Bloody Saliva

• Sweat

• Tears

• All of the above

Uncontaminated sharps may be disposed in a regular trash bag

• True
• False

If you wear gloves when cleaning up an accident site, it is not necessary to wash your hands afterwards

• True
• False

Blood borne pathogens may enter your system through:

• Open Cuts
• Skin Abrasions
• Mucous Membranes
• All of the above

You should always treat all body fluids as if they are infectious and avoid direct skin contact with them.

• True
• False

A ratio of 1:10 bleach to water solution provides a strong enough solution to effectively decontaminate most surfaces and equipment if left for 10 minutes.

• True
• False

If there is the possibility that you may be exposed to potentially infectious materials on the job, you may request a vaccine for which blood borne pathogen?

• HIV
• Hepatitis B
• Bursitis
• Syphilis

If you have blood or potentially infectious materials splashed into your eye, you should flush your eye with clean, running water for

• 2 minutes
• 5 minutes
• 10 minutes
• 15 minutes

If a hand sanitizer is used after possible exposure to a blood borne pathogen, it is not necessary to wash hands.

• True
• False