Question | Answer |
Acute stress reaction | signs and symptomes typically occur immediately or shortly after the incident |
Delayed Stress reaction (PTSD) | sighs and symptoms that are not immediate |
Cumulative stress reaction | result of constant exposure to stressful situations that build over time |
critical incident | any situation that causes unusually strong emotions that interfere with the ability to function |
CISD (Critical Incident Stress Management) | held within 24-72 hours of a critical incident. |
Defusing | version of CISD held within 1-4 hours following critical incident |
pathogens | microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses that cause disease |
What is an infectious disease? | one that spreads from person to person |
Hand washing | single most important way to prevent the spread of infection |
Standard precautions | method of preventing infection based on the concept that all blood and body fluids are infectious |
PPE (personal protective equipment) | equipment worn to protect against injury and against spreading infectious disease |
When is HEPA mask worn? | TB patients |
PPD (purified protein derivative) | test to determine presence of TB based on persons positive reaction to tuberculin, a substance prepared from the tubercle bacillus |
Hepatitus symptomes | -Abdominal pain
-fever
Yellowish color of skin and whites of eyes (jaundice) |
TB symptomes | -Cough
-Night sweats
-WEight loss
-Fever |
SARS symptomes | -hihg fever
-headache
-diarrhea
-dry cough |
West NIle Virus symptomes | -high fever
-confusion
-seizures
-numbness/weakness
vision loss |
Garment levels 1-3 | Class 1- traffic less than 25 mph
Class 2-traffic 25mph or greater
Class 3-serious risk from vehicles |