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A strict form of infection control based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious |
Standard Precautions |
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A comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and deal with stress appropriately when it occurs |
Critical incident stress management (CISM) |
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The introduction of dangerous chemicals,diseases, or infectious materials |
Contamination |
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Equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangerous of rescue operations |
Personal protective equipment (PPE) |
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The organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria |
Pathogens |
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An emergency involving multiple patients |
Multiple-Casualty incident (MCI) |
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The removal of cleaning of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials |
Decontamination |
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The release of a harmful substance into the environment |
Hazardous materials incident |
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A state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus |
Stress |
