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