Infection Prevention Flashcards
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Which situation most clearly requires the practitioner to wear gloves?
Answer: Performing bloodletting with a lancet
Gloves are required when contact with blood is anticipated, as in bleeding techniques.
Glass cups used in wet (bleeding) cupping must be handled how before reuse?
Answer: Cleaned then sterilized or high-level disinfected, or discarded
Cups contaminated with blood must be cleaned and sterilized or high-level disinfected, or be disposable.
A seven-star (plum blossom) hammer used to break the skin should be:
Answer: Single-use or have a disposable head
Skin-breaking tools contact blood and should be single-use disposable.
What is an appropriate solution for cleaning a small blood spill on a clinic surface?
Answer: A fresh 1:10 dilution of household bleach
A freshly prepared 1:10 bleach solution or an EPA-registered tuberculocidal disinfectant is appropriate for blood spills.
Which hand hygiene method is indicated when the practitioner's hands are visibly soiled?
Answer: Soap and water washing
Visibly soiled hands require soap and water, as alcohol rubs do not remove organic matter.
In the chain of infection, consistent hand hygiene primarily interrupts which link?
Answer: Mode of transmission
Hand hygiene stops microbes from being carried between people and surfaces.
Which patient is at greatest risk of infection from acupuncture and warrants extra caution?
Answer: Patient with poorly controlled diabetes
Poorly controlled diabetes impairs immunity and wound healing, raising infection risk.