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21 Cards in this Set
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You and your partner are EMT's and have been dispatched to standby at the scene of a residential Fire. While standing next to the ambulance observing the fire fighters, you see a woman frantically moving around in her burning house. You should
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immediately notify the incident command of safety officer
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NOT a Common questions asked by patients with a serious illness or injury
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what hospital am I going to
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A 15 year old boy was killed when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle. He has numerous disfiguring injuries and has been placed in the back of the ambulance to shield him from curious bystanders. When the child's parents arrive at the scene, they demand to see him. You should
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advise them that their son had severely disfiguring injuries and ask them if there is anyone they would like to contact first
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When caring for the parents of a child who has died of leukemia, the EMT should
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acknowledge the death of their child in private
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Hepatitis B vaccine and OSHA
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OSHA requires that your employer offer you the vaccine free of charge
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Infectious Disease
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medical condition caused by growth and spread of organizms
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Communicable Disease
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disease that is spread from one person to another
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Roots of transmission
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contact, vector, direct, indirect, airborne, foodborne
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Contact
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one person to another
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Vector
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spread by animals ex: fleas
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direct
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one person to another through touching
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indirect
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transmit through object ex: coughing, blood left on stretcher
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airborne
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ex: sneezing
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foodborne
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ex: contaminated food
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Hand hygiene
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wash before and after patient care
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gloves
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wear them if there is any possibility of exposure to blood
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gowns
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provides protection from extensive blood splatter
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eye protection
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provides protection from extensive blood splatter
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standard surgical mask
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for fluid splatter
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patient with communicable disease
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EMT should wear surgical mask
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patient with tubercolosis
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EMT should wear a HE
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