1. Safety & Sanitation Veterinary Assisting Mrs. Cook

2. Safety People who work with animals are faced with potentially hazardous situations on a daily basis.

3. Safety OSHA: Government agency that “assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women”. 1970: Occupational Health and Safety Administration is created

4. Safety MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet An MSDS is required to accompany any chemical that is flammable, corrosive, or poisonous. Includes the following 8 sections: 1. Manufacturer Information 2. Hazard Ingredients/Identity Information 3. Physical/Chemical Characteristics 4. Fire and Explosion Hazard Data 5. Reactivity Data 6. Health Hazard Data 7. Precautions for Safe Handling and Use 8. Control Measures

5. Safety Hazards-Chemical Drugs Cleaning Agents Insecticides Anesthetic Gases

6. Safety Hazards-Chemical Chemical Hazard Symbols:

7. Alcohols Examples: Ethyl alcohol, Isopropyl alcohol, Ethanol Effective against gram positive and negative bacteria Usually diluted to 60-70% Irritating to tissues, cytotoxic (toxic to living cells) Used as a solvent for disinfectants and antiseptics

8. Aldehydes Examples: Gluteraldehyde, Formaldehyde Effective against gram positive and negative bacteria, fungi, and most viruses Irritating and toxic to tissues

9. Chlorine Example: Bleach Effective against gram positive and negative bacteria, fungi, and most viruses Cheapest, most effective chemical disinfectant Irritating and toxic to tissues

10. Iodine and Iodophors Examples: Betadine Effective against gram positive and negative bacteria, and fungi Usually used in solution with water or alcohol Iodophors = iodine mixed with detergent to use as a surgical scrub Stains and irritates tissues Kills microbes but has limited activity against bacterial spores

11. Quaternary Ammonias Examples: Centrimide, Quatsyl-D Effective against gram positive bacteria and some gram negative bacteria, some fungi, and some viruses

12. Safety Hazards-Physical Animal Injuries: Frightened or nervous animals are more prone to biting, kicking, and scratches Proper restraint is imperative Especially dangerous with large animals Cat’s needle-like teeth and sharp claws harbor bacteria

13. Safety Hazards-Physical Back injuries : improperly lifting heavy objects or animals

14. Safety Hazards-Physical Falls on wet floors Exposure to X-Rays

15. Safety Hazards-Zoontoic Zoonotic: Any disease that can be passed from animals to humans Viruses Bacteria Parasites Fungi

16. Safety Hazards-Zoontoic Virus: A pathogen consisting of a single nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat and having the ability to replicate only within a living cell Viral Diseases: Rabies (Hydrophobia) Sleeping Sickness (Encephalitis)

17. Safety Hazards-Zoontoic Bacteria: A microorganism that can reproduce on it’s own (doesn’t need a host cell) Bacterial Diseases: Cat Scratch Fever Leptospirosis Salmonellosis Brucellosis Anthrax Tuberculosis

18. Safety Hazards-Zoontoic Parasite: An organism living within or on another organism. Parasitic Diseases: Sarcoptic mange Toxoplasmosis Visceral Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis) Creeping Eruption (Ancylostomiasis)

19. Safety Hazards-Zoontoic Fungal Diseases: Ringworm

20. Safety Hazards-Biological Living tissue and organisms Blood Urine Live Vaccines Medical waste that has had contact with living tissue (urine soaked blankets, bandage material, etc.) Needles and scalpels—”Sharps”

21. Safety Signs and Equipment Danger

22. Safety Signs and Equipment Biohazard

23. Safety Signs and Equipment Radioactive

24. Safety Signs and Equipment Wet Floor

25. Safety Signs and Equipment Dosimeter

26. Safety Signs and Equipment Lead Gloves

27. Safety Signs and Equipment Lead Apron

28. Safety Signs and Equipment Back Brace

29. Types of Sanitation Cleaning: Physically removing all visible signs of dirt and organic matter such as feces, blood, hair, etc. Disinfecting: Destroying most microorganisms on nonliving things by physical or chemical means

30. Types of Sanitation Sterilizing: Destroying ALL microorganisms and viruses on an object using chemicals and/or heat under pressure Antiseptics: Solutions that destroy microorganisms or inhibit their growth on living tissue

31. Methods of Sanitation Physical Cleaning: Using a chemical with a mop or sponge Cold Sterilization: Soaking items in a disinfectant chemical until they are used Dry Heat: Incinerating an object or exposing it to flame Radiation: Using ultraviolet or gamma rays

32. Methods of Sanitation Filtration: Removing particles from the air using a physical barrier Ultrasound: Passing high frequency sound waves through a solution to cerate a vibration that scrubs an object to remove the debris Autoclave: A sealed chamber in which objects are exposed to heat and steam under pressure

33. Drug Schedules Schedule I: no medical use – high abuse Heroin, Methaqualone, LSD, Peyote, Psilocybin, Marijuana, Hashish, Hash Oil, amphetamine variants. Schedule II: accepted medical use – high abuse Dilaudid, Demerol, Methadone, Cocaine, PCP, Morphine, and cannabis, amphetamine and barbiturate types. Schedule III: accepted medical use – medium abuse Opium, Vicodan, Tylenol w/codine, and narcotic, amphetamine and barbiturate types. Schedule IV: accepted medical use – low abuse Darvocet, Xanax, Valium, Halcyon, Ambien, Ativan, barbiturate types. Schedule V: accepted medical use – very low abuse Lomotil, Phenergan, liquid suspensions.