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Bloodborne Pathogens. Below is the Answer Key:
1. Any employee who, during the performance of their assigned duties, has a
reasonable likelihood of occupational exposure shall be offered a vaccine for
which Bloodborne disease(s)?
c) Hepatitis B
2. Bloodborne Pathogens may be present in which of the following bodily fluids?
d) All of the above
3. An exposure incident occurs whenever an employee, whether wearing personal
protective clothing or equipment or not, comes in direct contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials while performing his/her duties:
a) True
4. Which of the following types of general work clothes may be considered as appropriate personal protective clothing or equipment?
f) None of the above
5. It is strongly encouraged that all employees wash their hands prior to and immediately following the utilization of gloves, prior to leaving the work site, before and after eating, and whenever hands have touched a possibly contaminated surface.
a) True
6. Universal Precautions is an infection control strategy designed to reduce risk of transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens in all situations in which job exposure to blood or potentially infectious materials may occur.
a) True
7. The recommended household bleach to water solution needed to effectively decontaminate most surfaces, tools, and equipment is at least a quarter (1/4) cup of household bleach per one (1) gallon of water.
a) True
8. Immediately following an exposure to blood:
d) All of the above
9. Bloodborne Pathogens may enter an employee's system through which of the following portals of entry?
d) All of the above
10. Other potentially infectious materials include which of the following bodily fluids?
e) C and D only
11. Reusable tools or other personal protective equipment used to clean up a
spill of blood or other potentially infectious material should be decontaminated
using the recommended household bleach to water solution, whereas anything that
cannot effectively be cleaned must be disposed of as waste.
a) True
12. The spread of infectious diseases, such as Hepatitis B, can be dramatically reduced and/or prevented by applying which of the following procedures?
e) All the above