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Q

For air-borne exposure how close do personnel have to be within the patient?

A

Within 6 feet

1
Q

What are the different types of exposures?

A
  • Air-borne respiratory
  • Blood-borne
  • OPIM (other possible infectious materials)
  • Hazardous materials
2
Q

What kind of exposure would be described as:

“when someone knowingly attempts to infect a firefighter to their disease”

A

Criminal Intent

3
Q

How many different types of consent forms are there and what are they?

A

4 different forms

  • Yellow - airborne
  • Blue - Criminal Intent
  • Green - Consent for HIV testing
  • Red - No consent for HIV testing
4
Q

How soon after a exposure do you have to get the blood draws from the patient to the testing site? And what is the name of the testing site?

A

Sonora Quest and within 1 hour

5
Q

What are the steps taken for an injury to an employee?

A
  1. Determine the level of injury
  2. First aid or transport if needed
  3. Make notifications
    • contact DMT
    • contact Well America
    • based on severity have Comm contact Central Safety
  4. Paperwork
    • SRI Form 100 part A (electronic)
    • SRI Form 100 part B given to the employee to have filled out by the treating physician
    • memos
  5. All paperwork emailed to TFD_exposure_injuries
    • Have the EC hand deliver all paperwork including memos, SRI part B, and IDN to Fire HR
6
Q

If involved in a MVA who should be notified?

A
  • Fire Alarm
  • DMT
  • Deputy 6
  • Maintenance Supervisor
  • On call mechanic
  • TPD
  • First aid if needed
7
Q

If an injury happens during a MVA who do you send all electronic paperwork to?

A

TFD_Operations

8
Q

What set of circumstances must be met before an employee must submit to a urine test after an accident?

A
  • The accident involves a fatality (Must go get tested)
  • The driver receives a citation AND
    • injury treated AWAY from the scene
    • vehicle have to be towed away from the scene
    • supervisor has reasonable suspicion
9
Q

What are the 3 steps of the Accident Investigation?

A
  1. Information Collection
  2. Analysis and reconstruction
  3. Recommendations