Question

An employer’s Exposure Control Plan must:

• A. be discussed with an employee before the employee engages in tasks that pose an occupational exposure risk.
• B. include a procedure for evaluating circumstances of an exposure incident.
• C. include a list of job classifications with the potential for exposure.
• D. all of the above

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

• A. is designed to scare people.
• B. is not necessary to use.
• C. includes items such as masks, gowns, and face shields.
• D. is less effective than hand washing.

Imagine that you are a teacher in the schoolyard and Charles comes up to you with a bloody knee. What should you do?

• A. Send him to the school nurse.
• B. It’s just a scrape—put a bandage on it.
• C. Follow the Exposure Control Plan at your facility.
• D. Have him sit out the recess to remind him to be more careful.

Post-exposure treatment for HBV infection:

• A. should begin within three months of the exposure incident.
• B. may include the use of immune globulin.
• C. is not necessary because the victim will likely recover.
• D. requires a liver transplant.

Employee medical records:

• A. may not be disclosed without employee consent.
• B. may not include Hepatitis B vaccination status.
• C. are unnecessary.
• D. are only needed for the first five years of employment.

Who is responsible for providing personal protective equipment (PPE) to the employee if the employee is or could be exposed to blood borne pathogens at work?

• A. The employee
• B. The employer
• C. Both are partially responsible
• D. The customer

Which of the following is correct about transmission?

• A. HBV is considerably more persistent than HIV.
• B. HBV may be transmitted by handling or touching sanitized surfaces.
• C. Blood borne pathogens are disease causing micro-organisms that can only be transmitted by direct contact with blood.
• D. All the above.

  Universal Precautions means treating bodily fluids as if they are known to be infectious.

  True

  False

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  ·PPE should be selected based upon the types of exposure that are reasonably anticipated.

  True

  False

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  ·Hand washing is an important part of disease prevention.

  True

  False

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  ·There are only 3 bloodborne diseases.

  True

  False

Answer 1

Answer 1. The correct option is :–

D) All of above.

Answer 2. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):-

C) Includes items such as masks, gowns, and face shields.

Rest all the options are invalid.

Answer 3. The correct option is :-

A) Send him to the school nurse.

All other options are irrelevant.

Answer 4. Post exposure treatment for HBV infection :-

B) May include the use of Immunoglobulin.

The exposed person can be treated with a single dose of Immunoglobulin of hepatitis B.

Answer 5. Employee medical records:-

A) may not be disclosed without employee consent.

Rest all the options are invalid.

Answer 6. The correct option is :-

B) The employer.

The employer must provide the employer, no cost and appropriate personal protective kits for safety.

Answer 7. The correct option is :-

A) HBV is considerably more persistent than HIV.

HBV is 50 to 100 times more infections than HIV.

Answer 8. TRUE= Universal Precautions means treating bodily fluids as if they are known to be infectious

Answer 9. TRUE = PPE should be selected based upon the types of exposure that are reasonably anticipated.

Answer 10. TRUE = Hand washing is an important part of disease prevention.

Answer 11. TRUE = There are only 3 bloodborne diseases.- namely HIV, HBV and HCV.