Area where instruments and equipment are cleaned and disinfected.

Piece of Equipment that is covered with a firm removable pad

Localized emergency, such as transportation accident, explosion or structural collapse, in which the number of victims overwhelm local health care services

Process in which causalities are given emergency medical treatment according too the probability of their survival

Primary Accreditation organization for all healthcare facilities

Piece of Equipment that a sterile pack is opened onto that provides a sterile surface for instruments and supplies

Catastrophic event that poses a large-scale risk to human life and property

Intentional release of harmful biological agents into the environment

Infection Control, Enviromental Safety and Efficiency are all examples

Piece of Equipment that is covered with a sterile drape and placed over the patient during the procedure for quick access to instruments

Disasters that are unintentional events caused by human activity, compounded by error or negligence

Use of Chemical agents for intentional harm in the population

Areas of the OR with the greatest potential sources of infection that are physically separated when possible

Piece of Equipment designed to contain sterile basins that are used during surgery

Fukushima Nuclear Crisis and Chernobyl

A more geographically isolated event that can be handled by local services

Specialized Room, Cysto Room, Special Procedure room

Nitrogen, Oxygen and Nitrous Oxide

Wide scale, rapidly contagious infectious disease

Classified by statewide and federal assistance being required because the effects of the disaster have overwhelmed local and regional resources