crossword puzzle
Across
- 4. an area where medicines that are scheduled drugs are kept when dispensed and must be maintained accurately and kept on file for 2 years.
- 6. storage and trash for items such as surgical drapes or bandage material contaminated by body fluids and living tissues that may be infected with contagious diseases
- 8. safety concerns that pose a risk to humans and animals through contamination of living organisms through body tissues and fluids, such as needles or surgery blades
- 9. Equipment used for safety purposes and protection.
- 11. Killing ALL living organisms on a surface.
- 12. The process of destroying most microorganisms on non living things by physical or chemical means.
- 14. Occupational Safety and Health Administration; agency that provides for safe and healthy work environments and conditions for all employees.
- 15. drugs that have the potential for abuse and addiction and must be kept in a locked cabinet by law
- 17. the process of physically removing all visible signs of dirt and organic matter such as feces, blood and hair.
- 18. Separate housing that groups similar patients, making it safe for all animals and staff.
- 20. Safety concerns that allow contagious organisms to spread to humans causing infections, viruses, bacterial, fungal and parasitic transmission.
Down
- 1. Sharp instruments and equipment that can injure a human or animal and cause a wound or cut that transmits a contagious disease due to contamination.
- 2. material safety data sheets; information published by manufacturers of various products that have the potential to harm humans within the facility.
- 3. the burning of infectious materials or animal carcaesses.
- 5. living organism that invades the body causing illness
- 7. a device used to burn the remains of items that have the potential to spread disease.
- 10. Hold a chemical that acts as a sterilizing agent.
- 13. Area that holds sharp items, such as needles, surgical blades, and glass that may spread disease.
- 16. The process of keeping an area clean and neat.
- 19. Method of sterilization through the use of a flame by exposing an item to extreme heat or through incineration.