EMT AAOS Eleventh Edition, Chapter 1-4
Acute Stress Reactions - Answer- Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation
Airborne Transmission - Answer- The spread of an organism via droplets or dust
Bloodborne Pathogens - Answer- Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in hu...
EMT AAOS Eleventh Edition, Chapter
1-4
Acute Stress Reactions - Answer- Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful
situation
Airborne Transmission - Answer- The spread of an organism via droplets or dust
Bloodborne Pathogens - Answer- Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in
human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are
not limited to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency (HIV)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Answer- The primary federal agency
that conducts and supports public health activities in the United States. The CDC is
part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Communicable Disease - Answer- A disease that can be spread from one person or
species to another
Concealment - Answer- The use of objects to limit a person's visibility of you
Contamination - Answer- The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such
as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's body.
Cover - Answer- The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection
Critical Incident Stress Management - Answer- A process that confronts the
responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services
personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium
Cumulative Stress Reations - Answer- Prolonged or excessive stress
Delayed Stress Reactions - Answer- Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful
situation
Designated Officer - Answer- The individual in the department who is charged with
the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues
Direct Contact - Answer- Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from
one person to another by physical contact
Exposure - Answer- A situation in which a person had had contact with blood, body
fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission
may occur
Foodborne Transmission - Answer- The contamination of food or water with an
organism than can cause disease
, General Adaptation Syndrome - Answer- The body's response to stress that begins
with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then
recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion
Hepatitis - Answer- Inflammations of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection that
causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function
Host - Answer- The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent
Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Answer- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) is caused by HIV, which damages the cells in the body's immune system so
that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers
Immune - Answer- The body's ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease
Indirect Contact - Answer- Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to
another by contact with a contaminated object
Infectious Disease - Answer- A medical condition cause by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Answer- The federal regulatory
compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning
safety in the workplace
Pathogen - Answer- A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a
susceptible host
Personal Protective Equipment - Answer- Protective equipment that blocks exposure
to a pathogen or a hazardous material
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Answer- A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident.
Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident, and may
relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm
Transmission - Answer- The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact,
airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors
Standard Precautions - Answer- Protective measures that have traditionally been
developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other
potential exposure risks of communicable diesease
Vector-borne Transmission - Answer- The use of an animal to spread an organism
from one person or place to another
Abandonment - Answer- Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the
patien's consent and without makng provisions for transferring care to another
medical professional with the skills and training necessry to meet the needs of the
patient
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