Veterinary Assisting Mrs Cook Safety People who work with animals are faced with potentially hazardous situations on a daily basis Safety OSHA Government agency that assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women ID: 486538
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Safety & Sanitation
Veterinary Assisting
Mrs. CookSlide2
SafetyPeople who work with animals are faced with potentially hazardous situations on a daily basis. Slide3
SafetyOSHA: Government agency that “assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women”.1970: Occupational Health and Safety Administration is createdSlide4
SafetyMSDS: Material Safety Data SheetAn MSDS is required to accompany any chemical that is flammable, corrosive, or poisonous. Includes the following 8 sections:1. Manufacturer Information2. Hazard Ingredients/Identity Information3. Physical/Chemical Characteristics4. Fire and Explosion Hazard Data5. Reactivity Data6. Health Hazard Data7. Precautions for Safe Handling and Use8. Control MeasuresSlide5
Safety Hazards-ChemicalDrugsCleaning AgentsInsecticidesAnesthetic GasesSlide6
Safety Hazards-ChemicalChemical Hazard Symbols:Slide7
AlcoholsExamples: Ethyl alcohol, Isopropyl alcohol, EthanolEffective against gram positive and negative bacteriaUsually diluted to 60-70%Irritating to tissues, cytotoxic (toxic to living cells)Used as a solvent for disinfectants and antisepticsSlide8
AldehydesExamples: Gluteraldehyde, FormaldehydeEffective against gram positive and negative bacteria, fungi, and most virusesIrritating and toxic to tissuesSlide9
ChlorineExample: BleachEffective against gram positive and negative bacteria, fungi, and most virusesCheapest, most effective chemical disinfectantIrritating and toxic to tissuesSlide10
Iodine and IodophorsExamples: BetadineEffective against gram positive and negative bacteria, and fungiUsually used in solution with water or alcoholIodophors = iodine mixed with detergent to use as a surgical scrubStains and irritates tissuesKills microbes but has limited activity against bacterial sporesSlide11
Quaternary AmmoniasExamples: Centrimide, Quatsyl-D Effective against gram positive bacteria and some gram negative bacteria, some fungi, and some virusesSlide12
Safety Hazards-PhysicalAnimal Injuries: Frightened or nervous animals are more prone to biting, kicking, and scratchesProper restraint is imperativeEspecially dangerous with large animalsCat’s needle-like teeth and sharp claws harbor bacteria Slide13
Safety Hazards-PhysicalBack injuries: improperly lifting heavy objects or animalsSlide14
Safety Hazards-PhysicalFalls on wet floorsExposure to X-RaysSlide15
Safety Hazards-ZoontoicZoonotic: Any disease that can be passed from animals to humansVirusesBacteriaParasitesFungiSlide16
Safety Hazards-ZoontoicVirus: A pathogen consisting of a single nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat and having the ability to replicate only within a living cellViral Diseases:Rabies (Hydrophobia)Sleeping Sickness (Encephalitis) Slide17
Safety Hazards-ZoontoicBacteria: A microorganism that can reproduce on it’s own (doesn’t need a host cell)Bacterial Diseases:Cat Scratch FeverLeptospirosisSalmonellosisBrucellosisAnthraxTuberculosisSlide18
Safety Hazards-ZoontoicParasite: An organism living within or on another organism.Parasitic Diseases:Sarcoptic mangeToxoplasmosisVisceral Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis)Creeping Eruption (Ancylostomiasis)Slide19
Safety Hazards-ZoontoicFungal Diseases: RingwormSlide20
Safety Hazards-BiologicalLiving tissue and organismsBlood UrineLive VaccinesMedical waste that has had contact with living tissue (urine soaked blankets, bandage material, etc.)Needles and scalpels—”Sharps” Slide21
Safety Signs and EquipmentDangerSlide22
Safety Signs and EquipmentBiohazardSlide23
Safety Signs and EquipmentRadioactiveSlide24
Safety Signs and EquipmentWet FloorSlide25
Safety Signs and EquipmentDosimeterSlide26
Safety Signs and EquipmentLead GlovesSlide27
Safety Signs and EquipmentLead ApronSlide28
Safety Signs and EquipmentBack BraceSlide29
Types of SanitationCleaning: Physically removing all visible signs of dirt and organic matter such as feces, blood, hair, etc.Disinfecting: Destroying most microorganisms on nonliving things by physical or chemical meansSlide30
Types of SanitationSterilizing: Destroying ALL microorganisms and viruses on an object using chemicals and/or heat under pressureAntiseptics: Solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissueSlide31
Methods of SanitationPhysical Cleaning: Using a chemical with a mop or spongeCold Sterilization: Soaking items in a disinfectant chemical until they are usedDry Heat: Incinerating an object or exposing it to flameRadiation: Using ultraviolet or gamma raysSlide32
Methods of SanitationFiltration: Removing particles from the air using a physical barrierUltrasound: Passing high frequency sound waves through a solution to cerate a vibration that scrubs an object to remove the debrisAutoclave: A sealed chamber in which objects are exposed to heat and steam under pressureSlide33
Drug SchedulesSchedule I: no medical use – high abuseHeroin, Methaqualone, LSD, Peyote, Psilocybin, Marijuana, Hashish, Hash Oil, amphetamine variants.Schedule II: accepted medical use – high abuseDilaudid, Demerol, Methadone, Cocaine, PCP, Morphine, and cannabis, amphetamine and barbiturate types.Schedule III: accepted medical use – medium abuseOpium, Vicodan, Tylenol w/codine, and narcotic, amphetamine and barbiturate types.
Schedule IV:
accepted medical use – low abuse
Darvocet, Xanax, Valium, Halcyon, Ambien, Ativan, barbiturate types.
Schedule V:
accepted medical use – very low abuse
Lomotil
, Phenergan, liquid suspensions.