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| Which type of BI bacteria is used to test the ETO sterilizer? |
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| Marine and Freshwater Microorganisms |
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| Which micro-organisum form the basis of the food chain in ocean, lakes, and rivers? |
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| What causes microbial diseases of the digestive tract? |
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| ingestion of food or water contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins |
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| Which microorganisms break down waste and incorporates nitrogen gas from the air into organic compounds? |
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| How do microbial pathogens enter the food and water supply? |
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| From the feces of people or animals infected with them. |
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| Why was the germ theory difficult for people to accept? |
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| People believed disease was a punishment for the individual's crimes. |
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| What was Robert Hooke famous for? |
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| He was the first to view cells under the microscope. |
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| What are the most common microorganisms? |
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| Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, Protozoa, and Microscopic Alge |
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1. When Hans Christian developed the Gram Stain Process in 1884, it divided the bacteria into which two large groups?
2. What are the three shapes of bacteria? |
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1. Gram Positive and Gram Negative
2. Sphere, Rods, and Spirals |
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| 1. Who was the first scientist to actually prove bacteria causes disease? |
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| Who's work proved that microorganisms caused surgical wound infections? |
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| What did Joseph Lister use to disinfect his hands between cases? |
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| Who was the first scientist to see living microorganisms? |
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| Who started the basis of aseptic technique and what theory did he challenge when he concluded "living things can arise only from preexisting living cells"? |
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1. When yeast converts sugars into alcohol in the absence of air, What process occurs?
2. What was Louis Pasture's solution to the problem of the spoiling beer and wine? |
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1. Fermentation
2. Heat the beer and wine enough to kill the bacteria. (The Pasture Machine) |
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| Microorganisms and their components are measured how? |
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True or False
Clostridial Organisms are part of the normal flora in humans and animals. |
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| How do bacteria reproduce? |
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1. When should ETO sterilization be leak tested?
2. When and here should the leak test occur? |
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1. Pressurized EO Gas Mixture should be tested every two weeks.
100% EO gas does not require leak testing.
2. While the system is operating. Around the door gaskets, vacuum pipe hose, around the filter and cylinder connections especially after they have been changed.
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| If the initial monitoring of ETO reveals employee exposure levels above the 1ppm PEL, monitoring must be performed when? |
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| Every three months until two consecutive results are below 1ppm (1 part per million) |
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| People can not detect the oder of ETO until it reaches ________ ppm? |
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| 700 ppm (parts per million) |
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1. Additional training must be conducted if exposure levels are above _____ ppm action level?
2. When should employees be notified of the ETO monitoring results? |
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1. 0.5 ppm
2. Within 15 days of the employer getting the results |
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| How does Ethylene Oxide (EO) kill microorganisms? |
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| Alkylation: The removal of Hydrogen from the chemical structure of the cell |
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| 1. What is a byproduct of EO and water. |
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| Ethylene Glycol (Antifreeze) |
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| How long does ambient aeration usually last and how many air exchanges per hour should there be? |
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At least seven days
Ten air exchanges per hour |
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| How are the ETO exposure limits determined? |
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| By sampling the air from the "Employee Breathing Zone" (EBZ) |
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| Where are the badges worn to sample the air for ETO exposure limits? |
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Typical Mechanical Aeration Times
1. 122 Deg F (50 Deg C) _____ Hours
2. 130 Deg F (54 Deg C) _____ Hours
3. 140 Deg F (60 Deg C) _____ Hours |
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1. 12 hours
2. 10 Hours
3. 8 Hours |
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| This informs the EPA that the hospital is subject to the EO emissions standard and indicate wether compliance is based on following the management protocols or if the hospital is using an add-on Air Pollution Control Device (APCD) the returns EO emissions to the atmosphere. |
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| Initial Notification of Compliance Status (INOCS) |
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1. Items that have to be transferred to a separate aerator needs to be transferred within ____ minutes of the completion of the cycle.
2. How many inches should the door of a ETO sterilizer without a purge cycle be opened? |
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| What are the three levels of ETO exposure? |
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Permissible exposure limit = 1ppm 8hour (TWA)
Action level = 0.5 ppm 8hour (TWA)
Excursion limit = 5 ppm 15 minute (TWA) |
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Most Common Parameter for Hospital ETO
Gas concentration = _____mg/L to ____mg/L
Exposure Time = _____hours and ______minutes
Humidity = _____%
Temperature = _____Deg F (54 Deg C)
Pressure = ______psi |
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600 to 700
1 hour 45 minutes
55%
130 Deg F
8psi |
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