1. Respirator

2. A protective device worn over mouth and nose to prevent you from breathing in airborne pathogens or dangerous chemicals

3.  Respirator Fit Check

4. A quick check of the respirator by the user to ensure a proper seal
A quick check of the respirator by the user to ensure a proper seal. The user will blow out air from the mouth and feel with the hands for leaks of air.

5. Respirator Fit Test

6. A formal fitting of a respirator to your face performed annually
A formal fitting of a respirator to your face performed annually. It includes medical questions and tests how well the respirator fits to your face.

7. Disinfection

8. Using chemicals to kill pathogens on environmental surfaces

9.  Cleaning

10. Removing visible dirt or dust from objects or surfaces by hand or machine. Usually involves adding detergent or enzymatic products to water.

11. High-Touch Areas

12. Surfaces in a hospital room that are most often touched, such as bed rails, doorknobs, and remote controls. Touched often, and by many people, they are more likely to have pathogens.

13. Isolation Precautions

14. Guidelines created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that list the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) you should wear in rooms when patients have certain infections

15. Personal Protective Equipment

16. Protective gear designed to protect the EVS technician from splashes and harmful microorganisms when worn.
Examples: gloves, gowns and masks.

17. Name three dangers against which EVS technicians should protect themselves.

18. Sharp objects in waste cans that might cut your hand
Pathogens (germs)
Chemicals that can hurt eyes or skin if splashed while cleaning

19. Name the types of PPE EVS Technicians can use

20. Gloves
Gown/apron
Mask/face shield
• Respirators

21. In what order should the EVS Technician don PPE?

22. First perform hand hygiene.
Next put on gown.
Then put on mask/face shield.
Last put on gloves.

23. In what order should the EVS Technician doff PPE?

24. First take off gloves.
Then take off gown.
Next take off mask/respirator.
Last do hand hygiene.

25. When should the EVS Technician use PPE?

26. Wear PPE when diluting chemical disinfectants
Wear PPE when cleaning blood or body fluid spill
Wear PPE when cleaning isolation rooms
Wear PPE when cleaning special rooms like OR and Pharmacy