Summary quiz – BiosafetyOnline

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The main route of pathogen entry into the body are

Breaks in the skin, ingestion, coughing and drinking

Breaks in the skin, ingestion (eating and drinking), inhalation (breathing) and through the wet areas (mucus membranes) of the eyes, nose and mouth

Breaks in the skin, eating drinking and breathing

Playing in the dirt, eating, breathing and drinking

A mathematical risk assessment is also influenced by?

How much sleep you have had

Your ability to understand the situation

Your knowledge about science and how to do risk assessments

Risk perception

You should protect your eyes because

Your eyes are important to your health and livelihood.

Damage to you eyes can lead to partial or complete blindness

Your eyes can not be replaced or regrown

All of the above

Hand sanitizers are?

Very effective and should be used instead of washing your hands

Not as effective as washing your hands with soap and water

As good as washing your hands and therefore all that you need

Great because they usually smell nice

Why body protection?

To protect your skin from becoming contaminated with pathogens

To stop pathogens from getting into your body through cuts, scratches or abrasions on your hands, arms, legs, head, and body..

To make it easy for you to dispose of contamination that gets on your body when handling pathogens.

All of the above.

Personal protective eye wear includes:

Googles, safety glasses, face shields and full face respirators

Googles, prescription glasses , face shields and full face respirators

Googles, safety glasses, face shields and prescription glasses

Prescription glasses, safety glasses, face shields and full face respirators

This part of your body gets most contaminated from biohazards. Therefore washing this part of your body is the most helpful.

Feet

Hands

Nose

Hair

All of the above

Why wear gloves?

To protect your hands from becoming contaminated with pathogens

To stop pathogens from getting into your body through cuts, scratches or abrasions on your hands.

To make it easy for you to dispose of contamination that gets on your hands when handling pathogens.

All of the above.

The four primary routes of exposure are:

Eye, ears, nose and throat

Skin, face, ingestion and percutaneous

Inhalation, ingestion, mucus membranes and percutaneous (skin breaks)

Inhalation, ingestion, mucus membranes and ears

None of the above

The factors that determine if you will become sick are complex, but include

how much of the pathogen you’re exposed to, how infectious the pathogen is, and how effective your body is at fighting it off

how strong you are and good looking

how often you go out shopping and who your friends are

how much of the pathogen you’re exposed to, how infectious the pathogen is, and what language you speak

Biohazards are potentially present in

People

The food and water you drink

The air your breath

Your pets

All of the above

The steps that lead to illness (when you know you are sick) are

Playing in the dirt then you get sick

Exposure leads to infection

Exposure leads to infection which leads to illness

Exposure leads to illness

Barriers between you and the biohazard server two useful purposes.

They look really good on you and can be easily disposed of.

The keep your body clean and make you look good.

They reduce or eliminate the amount of biohazard your are exposed to and they allow for contaminated to be easily removed from your and disposed of.

None of the above

Washing your hands with just plain soap and water is still the best way to remove the contamination?

True

False

You should always _________ after removing gloves

wash your hands

dry your hands

lick your fingers

do nothing

Risk is a function of?

Likelihood and consequence

Likelihood and luck

Likelihood and chance

Likelihood and perseverance

The three main ways biosafety is implemented is through:

Practices and procedures, safety equipment and facility design

Practices and procedures, good experience and lots of PPE

Practices and procedures, safety equipment and good luck

All of the above

What factors influence risk?

Chance; Skill; Knowledge

Agent (hazard); Procedure & situation; Human factors

Agent (hazard); Procedure & situation: luck

None of the above

Body coverings protect you from

cuts, punctures, and abrasions

chemicals

biologicals

excessive heat and cold

All of the above

The main hazards that can damage or infect your eye are biological, chemical and physical

True

False

Biorisk management involves both

Safety and security

Safety and quality

Security and being on time

Safety and making a difference

None of the above

Risk is a function of?

Likelihood and consequence

Likelihood and luck

Likelihood and chance

Likelihood and perseverance

The five primary controls used in all industries are:

Run away, fight, hide, clean up, replace

Elimination, substitution, clean up, administrative, engineering

Elimination, substitution, PPE, be careful, administrative

Elimination, substitution, engineering, administrative, PPE

None of the above

Knowing biosafety and biorisk management is:

Not very helpful because the laboratory is a fairly safe place to work

Can be useful but there isn’t any time to learn it

Should be understood and followed by everyone working in a biomedical facility

Is a developing field that cannot be understood

Barriers between you and the biohazard serve two useful purposes.

They look really good on you and can be easily disposed of.

The keep your body clean and make you look good.

They reduce or eliminate the amount of biohazard your are exposed to and they allow for contaminated to be easily removed from your and disposed of.

None of the above

The best type of glove material for common use is?

Latex

Nitrile

Polyvinyl chloride

Leather

The chain of infection, describes the steps that a:

Pathogen takes when infecting your body

Pathogen takes from the point of leaving the reservoir to the point at which clinical signs are seen

Pathogen takes from the point of leaving the reservoir to when it enters your eyes

Pathogen takes from the laboratory bench to the point at which it causes you to become sick

All of the above

This part of your body gets most contaminated from biohazards. Therefore washing this part of your body is the most helpful.

Feet

Hands

Nose

Hair

All of the above

What is the best body protection to use?

The one that fits you best

The one that protects you best from the hazard(s) that you are working with

The one that looks the best

The lowest cost

Why is it important to wash your hands often during the day?

Because you use your hands a lot to touch things that might be contaminated

Because you can't see, smell or feel the contamination on your hands

Because contaminated hands could make you sick if you touch your eyes, nose or mouth

Because contaminated hands could spread the contamination to other people or things.

All of the above

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