Chapter 2 (vocab)
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| Acute stress reactions | Reaction to stress that occurs during stressful situation.
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| Airborne transmission | Spread of organism is aerosol form.
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| Blood-borne pathogens | Pathogenic microorganisms present in human blood can cause disease in humans it include hepatitis B and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
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| Centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) | Primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the US. -CDC is part of the US Department of health and human services.
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| Communicable disease | Disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.
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| Contamination | Presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, patience bodys.
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| Cover and Concealment | Tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.
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| Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) | Process that confronts responses to critical incidents and defuses them. Directing emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
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| Cumulative stress reactions | Prolonged or excessive stress
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| Delayed stress Reactions | Reactions to stress that occurs after stressful situations
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| Designated officer | Individual in department in charge of managing exposures and infection control
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| Direct contact | Exposure or transmission of communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact
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| Exposure | Situation in which a person has had contact with body, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles.
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| Foodborne transmission | Contamination of food or water with organism than cause disease
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| General adaptation syndrome | Bodies respond to stress begins with alarm response followed by reaction and resistance then recovery or if stress is prolonged exhaustion.
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| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver viral infection causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, altered liver function.
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| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS is caused by HIV which damages cells in the bodys immune system so that the body is unable to fight infections or certain cancers.
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| Host | Organism or individual that is attacked by infecting agent
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| Immune | Body's ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease
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| Indirect contact | Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with the contaminated object.
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| Infection\s | Invasion of host or hosts tissue by organisms such as bacteria viruses or parasites with or without signs or symptoms of disease.
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| Infection control | Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel
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| Infectious disease | Medical condition caused by growth and spread of small harmful organisms in the body.
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| Occupational safety and health administration (OSHA) | Federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes and enforces guidelines considering safety in the workplace
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | Protective equipment that OSHA requirements be made available to EMTs. In case of infection risk. PPE blocks entry of organism.
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| Pathogen | Microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.
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| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PSTD) | Delayed stress reaction to prior incident.Delayed reaction is result of one or more unresolved issues concerning incident.
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| Transmission | The way an infection disease is spread: Contact, Airborne, Vehicles, By Vectors.
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| Standard Precautions | Protective measures developed by the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) for use in dealing with objects, Blood, Body fluids, Other Potential Exposure risks of communicable disease.
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| Vector-borne Transmission | Use of animal to spread an organism from one person to another.
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