You Are Respiratory Therapist Working the Night Shift When You

question 12

Multiple Choice

You are respiratory therapist working the night shift when you are called to the emergency department for a cardiac arrest. As you start to intubate the patient, you feel some type of liquid splatter in your right eye. Is there an exposure? Why or why not?

• A)Yes. There is a portal of entry and a method of travel.
• B)No. There is no portal of entry and no method of travel.
• C)No. There is a portal of entry but no method of travel.
• D)No. There is a method of travel, but no portal of entry.

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Definitions:

Pneumatic Compression

A therapeutic technique using air-filled devices to apply pressure on limbs, enhancing blood flow and reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis.

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin

A type of anticoagulant medication used to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, works by inhibiting clot formation.

Heparin Therapy

The use of heparin, an anticoagulant medication, to prevent or treat blood clots.

Left Calf

The back portion of the lower leg on the left side of the body, comprised of muscles and tissue below the knee and above the ankle.