Module 10 Vocabulary

clean technique; the practice designed to reduce the number and transfer of pathogens also helps breaking the chain infection

• Sterilization

• Medical Asepsis

• Surgical Asepsis

• Standard Precautions

liver infection caused by a virus that is transmitted by blood, semen, or another body fluid from an infected person.

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

• Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

• Standard Data Sheet (SDS)

• Sterilization

to clean something (eg. work area, equipment) using chemicals that kill pathogens but not their spores.

• Medical Asepsis

• Pathogen

• Disinfectant

• Sterilization

agency of the government that oversees and regulates worker safety.

• OSHA

• CDC

• WHO

• PPE

documents containing necessary information regarding chemicals in the work environment.

• Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• OSHA form 301

• Form CSM-1500

the complete removal of microorganisms and their spores from the surface of an object.

• Disinfectant

• Sterilization

• Medical Asepsis

• Surgical Asepsis

a medical device consisting of a tube and optical system for observing the inside of a hollow organ cavity, or tissue plane.

• Laparscope

• Endoscope

• Otoscope

• Autoclave

infections acquired in a health care setting.

• Hospital Acquired Infection

• Nosocomial Infections

• Ventilator Acquired Infection

• Bacterial Infection

infections acquired in hospitals and other health care facilities.

• Nosocomial Infections

• Hospital Acquired Infections

• Pathogens

• Fomites

a technique for destroying pathogens and their spores on inanimate objects, using heat, water, chemicals , or gases.

• Sanitization

• Medical Asepsis

• Surgical Asepsis

• Sterilization