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