Public Health Lecture 5-8
1. Mishandling of hazardous materials
2. Slip, trip, and fall risks
3. Lack of a formal safety program
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4. Inadequate bite-prevention and animal-handling protocols
5. Poor ergonomics - -What are the top 5 observed safety risks
according to PLIT?
6-15 people or 8-12 people - ✅✅-What is the standard size recommended
for a workshop?
8th grade reading level; tailor to audience - ✅✅-What reading level should
workshop materials be presented at?
AIC
✅✅-Where do veterinarians
CART/SART
VMRT (veterinary medical response teams) -
come from during emergencies?
Animal inflicted injuries
Exposure to hazardous chemicals, including drugs and medications
Back injuries from lifting
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Exposure to radiation or waste anesthetic gases
Injuries from violence - -What hazards do veterinarians and veterinary
staff encounter in the workplace?
Animal Stress
Overcrowding
Inclement weather conditions
Exposure to wildlife
Vector population proliferation
Disposal of animal waste
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Food and water contamination
Animal abandonment - -What are factors that increase risk of disease in
a disaster?
Biological Substance, Category A - ✅✅ -___________________ - Materials
known to contain certain etiologic agents (i.e. Infectious substance transported
, in a form which, when exposure occurs, is capable of causing permanent
disability or a life-threatening or fatal disease to humans or animals)
Biological Substance, Category B - ✅✅ -____________________ - Excreta,
secreta, blood, and its components, tissue, tissue fluids, etc, which the shipper
reasonably believes may contain an etiologic agent and that is being shipped
for purposes of diagnosis (i.e. a diagnostic specimen) or investigation
Burial
Incineration
Rendering
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Composting
Alkaline Hydrolysis - -What are the five methods of carcass disposal in
an emergency response?
Carrying capacity - ✅✅ -_______________ is a species' average population
size in a particular habitat.
Category A - ✅✅ -What category of biological substance requires watertight
primary container for the specimen, absorbent material, watertight secondary
container with list of contents on the outside, and a United Nations rated rigid
outer container with proper UN labeling?
Category B - ✅✅ -What category of biological substance requires leak-proof
primary container with the specimen, absorbent material and leak-proof
secondary packaging like a sealed plastic bag, rigid outer package with proper
markings, and cushioning material as needed?
Clean water
Provision of safe food
Wash hands
Prompt disposal of feces
Animal bite prevention
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Prevent contact with wild/feral animals
Prompt disposal of carcasses - -What are some steps that can be taken
to mitigate/prevent increased risk of disease during a disaster?
Co-learning - ✅✅ -______________________ - level of community
participation where local people and outsiders share their knowledge to create
new understanding and work together to form action plans with outsider
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