Health Science II, 2.03 Safety

Select the government agency that deals with work-related injury and deaths.

• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Select the correct first response to a chemical splash in the eyes.

• Call Poison Control.

• Flush eyes with water.

• Notify supervisor.

• Go to the Emergency Room.

Where should you aim a fire extinguisher nozzle?

• At the top of the flames.

• In the Middle of the fire.

• At the base of the fire.

• All over the fire.

This symbol means:

• Radiation

• Biohazard

• Fire Hazard

• Poison

Select the correct order for response to a fire.

• Alarm, confine, rescue, extinguish.

• Alarm, rescue, confine, extinguish.

• Rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish.

• Rescue, confine, alarm, extinguish.

Wearing a mask when within 3 feet of the patient is required when the patient is on __________precautions.

• Droplet

• Standard

• Airborne

• Contact

When using a fire extinguisher, which step should your perform first?

• Aim the nozzle.

• Sweep side to side.

• Squeeze the handle.

• Pull the pin.

Be sure to ______when a patient is getting on/off a stretcher/gurney.

• raise the head

• look away

• lock the wheels

• cover patient

The most common injury among healthcare workers is:

• back injury.

• broken arm.

• needlestick.

• sprained wrist.

To clean up a spill, Suzy should absorb sprinkle it with absorbent material to:

• kill the pathogens in it.

• turn it into a semisolid.

• inactivate the hazardous particles.

• freeze-dry it.