EMT-2 Wellness EMT Word Scramble
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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 |
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