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EMT Ch. 2
Workforce Safety And Wellness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wellness | The active pursuit of a state of good health. |
| Vector-borne transmission | The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another. |
| Transmission | The way in which an infectious disease is spread, be it contact, airborne, by vehicles or by vectors. |
| Standard precautions | Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks of communicable disease. |
| Resilience | The capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from distress. |
| Critical incident / potentially psychologically traumatizing event | Any incident that deeply affects the mental and emotional well-being of an EMS clinician, these events have the potential to cause post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions. |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 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. |
| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | Protective equipment that blocks exposure to a pathogen or a hazardous material. |
| Pathogen | A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace. |
| Infection control | Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and healthcare personnel. |
| Infection | The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or symptoms of disease. |
| Indirect contact | Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object. |
| Immunity | The state of being able to resist the adverse effects of an infectious exposure. |
| Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV ) | Damages the cells in the body's immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection, causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome( AIDS) |
| Host | The organism were individual that is attacked by the infecting agent |
| Infectious disease | A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small harmful organisms within the body |
| Aerosol generating procedure( AGP) | Any airway manipulation, such a CPR, that induces the production of aerosols that may present a risk for airborne transmission of pathogens |
| Airborne transmission | The spread of an organism via droplets or dust |
| Bloodborne pathogens | 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 virus (HIV) |
| Burnout | A combination of exhaustion, cynicism and reduced performance resulting from long-term job stresses in healthcare and other high-stress professions |
| Communicable disease | A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another |
| Compassion fatigue | A stress disorder characterized by gradual lessening of compassion over time |
| Contamination | The presence of infectious organisms or foreign bodies on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or patient's body |
| Critical incident stress Management( cism) | A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and diffuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium |
| Cultural competence | The ability to deliver care in a way that meets the social, cultural and linguistic needs of patients |
| Cultural humility | The attribute of being curious about others and keeping an open mind when interacting with people from an unfamiliar culture |
| Designated officer | The individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures in infection control issues |
| Direct contact | Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact |
| Distress | A negative response to a stressor |
| Exposure | A situation in which a person has had contact with blood body fluids, tissues or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may occur |
| Foodborne transmission | The contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause disease |
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver usually caused by a viral infection that causes fever, loss, appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function |
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