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16 Cards in this Set
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Contamination
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the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials
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Critical Incident stress management
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comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress
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decontamination
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to remove, cleanse dangerous chemicals or materials
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hazardous-material incident
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the release of a harmful substance into the environment
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Multiple casualty incident
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emergency involving multiple patients
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pathogens
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organisms that cause infection such as viruses and bacteria
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personal protective equipment (PPE)
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equipment that protects the Emt from infection or secretions
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Standard precautions
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strict form of infection control that is based on the assumptions that all blood and other body fluids are infectious
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Stress
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state of physical/ psychological arousal to a stimulus
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What are items are considered PPE's
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gloves, gown, goggles, mask,
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what is the most effective way to avoid spreading disease?
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Hand Washing
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Acute Stress Reaction
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often linked to catastrophes; large scaled symptoms are changes to physical, cognitive emotional or behavioral.
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Delayed Stress reaction (PTSD)
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hard to catch due to such a late onset, patient has put traumatic event in the past that can reoccur in nightmares,flashbacks, irritability, sleep difficulties, lack of concentrations or feeling detachment. Patients may seek solace in drug/alcohol abuse
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Cumulative stress reaction (burn out)
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occurs from recurring low-level stressors. Signs include vague anxiety, boredom, apathy, emotional exhaustion.
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what are the signs/symptoms of stress?
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irritability, unable to concentrate, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, loss of appetite, loss of sexual drive, anxiety, indecisiveness, guilt, isolation, loss of interest in work
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What are the 5 Stages of death/dying
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Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance
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