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a form of infection control based on the presumption that all body fluids are potentially infectious
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body substance isolation (BSI)
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the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or other infectious material
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contamination
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a process in which teams of professional and peer counselors provide emotional and psychological support to the EMT who had a highly stressful incident
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critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)
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the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious material
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decontamination
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the release of a harmful substance into the environment
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hazardous material incident
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an emergency involving multiple patients
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multi-casualty accident (MCI)
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the organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
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pathogens
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equipment that protects the EMT from infectious exposure
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personnel protective equipment (PPE)
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a state of physical and psychological arousal to stimulus
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stress
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a potentially infectious material
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biohazard
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a high-efficiency particulate air respirator or mask designed to reduce the spread of TB
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HEPA
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injections given to a rescuer that are designed to prevent disease
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immunizations
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test that determines if a person has been exposed to TB
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PPD test
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a federal act that establishes procedures in which emergency response workers can find out if they have been exposed to life-threatening infectious diseases
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ryan white care act
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a dying patient may go through these five emotional stages
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denial
anger bargaining depression acceptance |
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what are the three "Rs" of reacting to danger
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re-treat
radio re-evaluate |
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when soap and water are not available you can also use this to kill micro-organisms
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alcohol based hand cleaners
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you should put on eye protection when
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fluids may spray or splatter
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A critical incident stress debriefing is usually held within _____ hours of a critical incident.
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24-72
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At a hazardous materials incident, an EMT-B should provide basic emergency care only after the patient has been:
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decontaminated
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the three stages of stress
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alarm (fight or flight)
resistance (return to normal functioning) exhaustion |
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"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" (PTSD) is a form of what type of stress reaction?
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delayed stress reaction
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another name for cumulative stress reaction
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burnout
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what is cumulative stress reaction
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low level stress over a period of years
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The goal of universal precautions is to:
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interrupt the transmission of germs.
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