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SBGR Safety
SBGR ALH 117 Week 1
Question | Answer |
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triage | determining the priority for handling patients based on need |
assessment | evaluation |
acute condition | illness or injury that comes on suddenly |
PPE | personal protective equipment |
SX | symptoms |
TX | treatment |
WNL | within normal limits |
ergonomics | science that deals with people's performance and good health while carrying out job tasks |
CDC | center for disease control |
incubation | period of time for symptoms of a disease to show |
systemic | throughout entire system |
aerobes | live in the presence of oxygen |
surgical asepsis | absence of all living pathogenic organisms |
CLIA | clinical laboratory improvement amendments |
nosocomial infection | infection acquired within the hospital |
opportunistic | microorganisms that take advantage of proper conditions |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
RACE | Remove, Activate, Contain, Extinguish |
professionalism | conduct, aims or qualities that characterize a profession |