lifeguarding review questions BBPWe will discuss the answers in class so you can't turn this homework in after we have talked about it and get credit for it.
1) List at least five ways in which a lifeguard or someone who responds to a first aid situation, including injuries, cardiac and breathing emergencies, could be exposed to bloodborne pathogens.
2) List personal protective equipment (PPE) that you would use to protect yourself from each of the ways you listed in question 1.
3) Which bloodborne pathogens are of primary concern for someone who responds to
a first aid emergency?
4) What four conditions are required for an infection to spread?
5) A victim has sustained a deep cut to his upper arm. The wound is open and blood is
spurting from the wound. What PPE(s) should you use?
6) After providing care to a victim, you notice that your gloves have become torn and
some of the victim's blood is on the skin of your hands. What should you do?
7) Define the meaning of engineering controls and
give two examples.
8) Differentiate engineering controls from work
practice controls.
9) Give examples of five work practice controls
10) Define exposure control plan
11) Four conditions must be met for any disease to be spread. What are they?
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