| Question |
Answer |
| contamination |
the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials |
| critical incident stress management (CISM) |
a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs |
| decontamination |
the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials |
| hazardous-material incident |
the release of a harmful substance into the environment |
| multiple-casualty incident (MCI) |
an emergency involving multiple patients |
| pathogens |
the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria |
| personal protective equipment (PPE) |
equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations |
| Standard Precautions |
a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious |
| stress |
a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus |
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