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DANB Sharps Safety & Exposure Control Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following 'work practice controls' reduces exposure risk during dental procedures?

    Answer: Minimizing splashing and spraying of blood/OPIM

    Minimizing splashing and aerosolization of blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) is a work practice control that reduces exposure risk during dental procedures.

  2. How should a used local anesthetic carpule/cartridge be handled after injection?

    Answer: Remove and recap using the one-handed scoop technique, then discard

    After use, the needle should be recapped using the one-handed scoop technique or a safety device, then the entire assembly or separated needle should be placed in the sharps container.

  3. What color is used to identify biohazard-labeled sharps containers and regulated waste bags?

    Answer: Red or orange-red with biohazard symbol

    OSHA requires regulated medical waste bags and sharps containers to be red or orange-red and labeled with the biohazard symbol to alert handlers to potential infection risk.

  4. A dental hygienist accidentally cuts her finger with a scaler contaminated with a patient's blood. According to OSHA, this event must be documented using:

    Answer: A sharps injury log (OSHA 300 Log supplement)

    OSHA requires needlestick and sharps injuries involving blood or OPIM to be recorded on a sharps injury log, which is separate from and in addition to the OSHA 300 Log.

  5. What does 'OPIM' stand for in OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard?

    Answer: Other Potentially Infectious Materials

    OPIM stands for Other Potentially Infectious Materials, which includes body fluids other than blood — such as saliva in dental procedures — that may transmit bloodborne pathogens.

  6. Which dental procedure creates the HIGHEST risk of blood and OPIM exposure for dental personnel?

    Answer: Oral surgery and tooth extractions

    Oral surgery and extractions generate significant blood exposure and aerosolized blood, placing dental personnel at the highest risk of bloodborne pathogen exposure during dental procedures.