1Preface
703.2.1 Disinfection
2Chapter
713.2.2 Disinfection After Accidents
31 The Laboratory
723.2.3 Decontamination Using Chemical Disinfectants
41.1 General Overview
733.3 Decontamination of laboratory space
51.2 Classification Of Medical Laboratories
743.3.1 Infectious Potential of laboratory waste
61.2.1 Basic Laboratory Level I
753.3.2 Characteristics of Infectious Laboratory Waste
71.2.2 Basic Laboratory Level Ii
763.3.3 Responsibility For The Safe Handling and Disposal of Infectious Waste
81.2.3 Containment Laboratory (Level Iii)
773.3.4 Waste Handling and Treatment Methods
91.2.4 Maximum Containment Laboratory
783.3.5 Chemical Decontamination
101.3 Organisation Of A Medical Laboratory
793.3.6 Infectious Waste Requiring Special Consideration
111.4 Structure Of Medical Lab Services
803.4 Decontamination Procedures
121.4.1 Community Based Primary Health Care Laboratory
813.4.1 Rooms
131.4.2 District Hospital Laboratory
823.4.2 Equipment
141.4.3 Regional Hospital Laboratory
833.4.3 Laboratory Protective Clothing
151.4.4 Central and Public Health Laboratory
843.5 Exercise
161.5 Exercise
85Chapter
17Chapter
864 Laboratory Accidents and Safety
182 Laboratory Instruments
874.1 Laboratory hazards and accidents
192.1 Test Tube: 2.1.1 Types and Usage
884.1.1 Chemical Hazards
202.2 Centrifuges
894.1.2 Physical Hazards
212.2.1 Basic Components of Centrifuges
904.1.3 Lighting
222.2.2 Classifications of Centrifuges
914.1.4 Battery Charging
232.2.3 Kinds of Centrifuges
924.1.5 Heat and Heating Devices
242.2.4 Use and Care of Centrifuges
934.1.6 Heat Stress
252.3 Refrigerators
944.1.7 Cold Traps
262.4 Ovens
954.1.8 Autoclaves
272.5 Water Bath
964.1.9 Centrifuges
282.6 Incubators
974.1.10 Cryogenic Safety
292.6.1 Place Your Unit Properly
984.1.11 Extractions and Distillations
302.6.2 Monitor Temperature
994.1.12 Glassware Considerations
312.6.3 Monitor Humidity and CO2
1004.1.13 Mercury-Containing Equipment
322.6.4 Clean it Regularly
1014.1.14 Hydrofluoric Acid (HF) Safety Precautions
332.6.5 Calibrate the Temperature Regularly
1024.2 Hazards and Accidents associated with laboratory
342.7 Colorimeter (photometer)
1034.2.1 Infection
352.7.1 Visible Light Spectrum
1044.2.2 Burns
362.7.2 Beer’s and Lambert’s Law
1054.2.3 Cuts
372.7.3 Measuring Instruments
1064.2.4 Harmful Effects of Toxic Chemicals
382.8 Desiccators
1074.2.5 Injury from Explosions
392.8.1 Constituents
1084.2.6 Electric Shock
402.8.2 Operation
1094.2.7 Fire
412.9 Instruments and materials used for pH determination
1104.3 Factors contributing to laboratory accidents
422.9.1 Standard Short-Range PH Strips
1114.3.1 First Aid for Laboratory Hazards
432.9.2 Use of Different Buffers
1124.3.2 Emergency Treatment of Cuts and Bleeding
442.9.3 Precautions While Using Buffers
1134.3.3 Emergency Treatment of Burns
452.10 Instrument for Purifying Water
1144.3.4 Swallowing of Other Poisonous Chemicals
462.10.1 Water Distilling Apparatus (Still)
1154.3.5 Swallowing of Infected Materials
472.10.2 Gravity Water Filter
1164.3.6 Electric Shock
482.10.3 Deionizer
1174.4 Safe use and storage of chemicals and reagents
492.11 Microscope
1184.4.1 Flammable Chemicals
502.11.1 Major Parts of a Microscope
1194.4.2 Corrosive Chemicals
512.11.2 Working Principle of the Microscope
1204.4.3 Toxic, Harmful, and Irritating Chemicals
522.11.3 Routine Use of the Microscope
1214.4.4 Explosive Chemicals
532.11.4 Types of Microscope
1224.5 Planning for safety
542.11.5 Care, Cleaning, and Repair of the Microscope
1234.6 General precautions for the avoidance of laboratory accidents
552.12 Instruments and Materials used for Advanced Laboratory Techniques
1244.7 Exercise
562.12.1 Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr) Machine
125Chapter
572.12.2 Flow Cytometry
1265 Role of Medical Laboratory Technician
582.12.3 Automated Analyzers
1275.1 Duties And Responsibilities
592.13 Exercise
1285.1.1 Work Environment
60Chapter
1295.1.2 Education Medical Laboratory Technologist Program
613 Sterilization and Disinfection
1305.2 Skills
623.1 Sterilization
1315.3 Lab. Rules, Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct
633.1.1 Methods of Sterilization Techniques
1325.3.1 Rules of Medical Laboratory
643.1.2 Moist Heat
1335.3.2 Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics
653.1.3 Steam Under Pressure (Autoclave)
1345.4 Exercise
663.1.4 Radiation (Ultra - Violet Ray)
135Appendix
673.1.5 Mechanical Method
136Glossary
683.1.6 Chemical Methods
137Index
693.2 Disinfection and decontamination of laboratory wastes
