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Clinical Safety And Enviromental Protection Question Paper

Clinical Safety And Enviromental Protection

Course:Diploma In Medical Engineering

Institution: Mount Kenya University question papers

Exam Year:2010

MT KENYA UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION 2010
SCHOOL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
DIPLOMA IN MEDICAL ENGINEERING
UNIT CODE:PEM 2231 UNIT TITLE:CLINICAL SAFETY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
TIME:2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS
*This paper consists of section A and B
*Section A is Compulsory
*Attempt any other 2 questions in section B

SECTION A

1.(a)Describe the healthcare chain management. (10 marks)
(b)*Explain the patient environment as applied in clinical safety.
*Explain the term 'applied parts' as used in clinical safety. (4 marks)
(c)*List any TWO examples of applied parts.
*Distinguish between class I and class II medical equipment. (6 marks)

2.(a)Explain the following methods of waste disposal;
*Controlled tipping.
*Incineration.
*Encapsulation. (6 marks)

(b)*List FOUR sources of healthcare waste. (4 marks)
*Explain the term 'waste treatment'. (2 marks)
*State TWO advantages of waste treatment. (2 marks)
(c)*State any TWO effects of electric shock on human body.
*Distinguish between micro shock and macro shock as applied in clinical safety.
(6 marks)
SECTION B

3.(a)Explain any THREE reasons why healthcare waste must be disposed. (6 marks)

(b)Highlight the hierarchy of waste management. (4 marks)
(c)With the aid of labelled diagram, explain how protective earth continuity and
enclosure leakage current tests can be carried out on Class I electro medical
equipment. (10 marks)

4.(a)Explain the type of the container used for storing the following types of waste
stating colour and markings; (8 marks)
*Infectious waste.
*Pathological waste.
*Sharps
*Radioactive waste
(b)With the aid of a labelled diagram explain the operation of a core balanced type
circuit breaker. (8 marks)

(c)List the FOUR tests that should be performed on any new equipment. (4 marks)

5.(a)*Define the term Safety as applied in clinical safety. (8 marks)
*State the FOUR mehods of minimizing electric shock in electro medical eqiupment.
*Draw the symbols for type BF and CF equipment.
(b)Explain the SIX steps in healthcare waste management. (12 marks)

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