Healthcare Safety

It's ok to get on an elevator during a fire?

• True

• False

When identifying your patient which of the following would you do?

• Scan their wristband

• Ask their name

• Ask their date of birth

• both b and c

These things are needed to start a fire...oxygen, fuel and heat?

• True

• False

What does the P.A.S.S. acromyn stand for?

• pass, aim, squeeze, sweep

• pull, activate, shoot and sweep

• pull, aim, squeeze, sweep

• none of these are correct

Which extinguisher type is used on electrical fires?

• Class A

• Class B

• Class C

• Class ABC

Where are surgical blades, razors, needles, and other sharp objects discarded?

• biohazard bin

• trash can

• hazardous waste container

• sharps container

Which one of the following is a cause of fire?

• Arson

• Matches

• Smoking

• All of the above

Recapping needles is the most common source of direct transmission?

• True

• False

Which type of precaution does this describe: all patients must be considered potential sources of infection regardless of their disease/diagnosis?

• Contact

• Airborne

• Standard

• Droplet

When trying to extinguish a fire you should sweep at the base of the fire?

• True

• False