NHCO PHLEBOTOMY ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔fatality/accident inspection - ✔✔employer sends out notice
✔✔programmed inspection - ✔✔occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
✔✔imminent danger inspection - ✔✔report is received concerning a condition of
imminent danger
✔✔in EMS what is the important phrase to remember ? - ✔✔"if its wet, warm and not
yours do not touch"
✔✔what are the different types of transmission is infections: - ✔✔- direct
- indirect
- droplet
- vehicle
- vector-borne
- parenteral
✔✔droplet transmission - ✔✔travels through saliva or mucous
ex: sneezing
✔✔airbone transmission - ✔✔suspends in air and travels across large spaces
ex: tuberculosis, covid
✔✔vehicle transmission - ✔✔agent contains fluid that host comes in contact with
ex:doorknob , faucet
✔✔vector-borne transmission - ✔✔transmission from an infected invertebrate
ex: malaria
, ✔✔parenteral transmission - ✔✔infection if transmitted in other ways than mouth, nose,
or eyes
ex: open-wound, needle-stick
✔✔exit portal - ✔✔microorganism leaves reservoir
✔✔mode of transmission - ✔✔microorganisms travel from reservoir to possible host
✔✔nosocomial infection - ✔✔contracted in healthcare setting
* most common is respiratory
✔✔what percentage of patients develop nosocomial infection in hospital? - ✔✔5%
✔✔within in how many days is employer supposed to provide Hep. B vaccination or
declination form to new employees possibly exposed to bodily fluids ? - ✔✔within 10
days of
✔✔how many shots are given for the Hep. B vaccine ? - ✔✔3
second is given 1 month after first
third given 6 months after second
✔✔What is the easiest and most effective way to break the chain of transmission of
blood borne pathogens? - ✔✔washing your hands
✔✔what is the order of removal of most PPE? - ✔✔1. gloves
2. goggles
3. gown
4. mask
✔✔Medical apsesis - ✔✔destruction of pathogenic microorganisms after leaving body
ex: hand washing, cleaning of equipment
✔✔what is an example of protective/ reverse isolation ? - ✔✔bubble boy
✔✔what is a pro of protective isolation ? - ✔✔it keeps the entire room sterile
✔✔When was the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act signed into law? - ✔✔Nov 6 ,
2000
✔✔what organ does HBV affect ? - ✔✔liver
✔✔What is the CDC? - ✔✔Center for Disease Control
SET A+
✔✔fatality/accident inspection - ✔✔employer sends out notice
✔✔programmed inspection - ✔✔occurs yearly at random
* in hazardous work places
✔✔imminent danger inspection - ✔✔report is received concerning a condition of
imminent danger
✔✔in EMS what is the important phrase to remember ? - ✔✔"if its wet, warm and not
yours do not touch"
✔✔what are the different types of transmission is infections: - ✔✔- direct
- indirect
- droplet
- vehicle
- vector-borne
- parenteral
✔✔droplet transmission - ✔✔travels through saliva or mucous
ex: sneezing
✔✔airbone transmission - ✔✔suspends in air and travels across large spaces
ex: tuberculosis, covid
✔✔vehicle transmission - ✔✔agent contains fluid that host comes in contact with
ex:doorknob , faucet
✔✔vector-borne transmission - ✔✔transmission from an infected invertebrate
ex: malaria
, ✔✔parenteral transmission - ✔✔infection if transmitted in other ways than mouth, nose,
or eyes
ex: open-wound, needle-stick
✔✔exit portal - ✔✔microorganism leaves reservoir
✔✔mode of transmission - ✔✔microorganisms travel from reservoir to possible host
✔✔nosocomial infection - ✔✔contracted in healthcare setting
* most common is respiratory
✔✔what percentage of patients develop nosocomial infection in hospital? - ✔✔5%
✔✔within in how many days is employer supposed to provide Hep. B vaccination or
declination form to new employees possibly exposed to bodily fluids ? - ✔✔within 10
days of
✔✔how many shots are given for the Hep. B vaccine ? - ✔✔3
second is given 1 month after first
third given 6 months after second
✔✔What is the easiest and most effective way to break the chain of transmission of
blood borne pathogens? - ✔✔washing your hands
✔✔what is the order of removal of most PPE? - ✔✔1. gloves
2. goggles
3. gown
4. mask
✔✔Medical apsesis - ✔✔destruction of pathogenic microorganisms after leaving body
ex: hand washing, cleaning of equipment
✔✔what is an example of protective/ reverse isolation ? - ✔✔bubble boy
✔✔what is a pro of protective isolation ? - ✔✔it keeps the entire room sterile
✔✔When was the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act signed into law? - ✔✔Nov 6 ,
2000
✔✔what organ does HBV affect ? - ✔✔liver
✔✔What is the CDC? - ✔✔Center for Disease Control
