CH.2

Question 1

The Well-being of an EMT includes

Answer 1

Maintaining solid personal relationships
Exercise
Sleep
Eating right
Limiting Alcohol and Caffeine intake
Seeing your physician regularly and keeping up to date with vaccinations

Question 2

How are diseases caused?

Answer 2

by Pathogens

Question 3

What is a Pathogen

Answer 3

The organisms that causes infections such as viruses and bacteria

Question 4

How can pathogens be spread

Answer 4

By air or by contact with blood, or any other bodily fluids

Question 5

Blood borne pathogens can be contacted by exposure to

Answer 5

Patients blood or other fluids.

Question 6

Air borne pathogens are spread through

Answer 6

Tiny droplet sprays during breathing, coughing or sneezing. These particles can be absorbed through your eyes or when you inhale

Question 7

What are the equipment and procedures called which protects you and the patient form transferring fluids

Answer 7

Standard Precautions also known as Body substance isolation precautions or infection control

Question 8

What is OSHA

Answer 8

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 9

What are the 4 communicable diseases we are particularly concerned about

Answer 9

Hep B, Hep C, Tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS

Question 10

What is Hepatitis

Answer 10

An infection that causes inflammation in the liver

Question 11

What forms do Hepatitis come in

Answer 11

Hep A, B, C and other strains

Question 12

How do you acquire Hepatitis A

Answer 12

Acquired primarily through food or water contaminated by stool (Doodoo)

Question 13

What is the difference with acquiring Hep B

Answer 13

Hep B can be acquired through blood and bodily fluids like Hep C, but Hep B is known to live for many days in dried blood spills. Hep B is Deadly

Question 14

What is Tuberculosis (TB)

Answer 14

An infection that sometimes settles in the lungs and in some cases, can be fatal

Question 15

How is TB spread?

Answer 15

TB is highly contagious and can be spread through the air

Question 16

What is AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

Answer 16

It is a set of conditions that results when the immune system has been attacked by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and rendered unable to combat certain infections adequately

Question 17

Why are HEP B, Hep C, TB and AIDS/ HIV the 4 most communicable greatest concerns?

Answer 17

They are all potentially life threatening

Question 18

What is the Ryan White care act and Ryan White HIV/AIDS treatment extension act?

Answer 18

It was created by congress in 1990 to establish procedures by which emergency response may find out if they have been exposed to life-threatening infectious diseases while providing patient care

Question 19

What is CDC

Answer 19

Center of Disease control and prevention

Question 20

There are two different notification systems for infectious disease exposures

Answer 20

Airborne disease exposure and
Blood borne or other infectious disease exposure
The difference between the two exposures are how they are most likely detected

Question 21

When the potential of being exposed to exhaled air of a person with suspected or confirmed TB, OSHA requires you to wear what?

Answer 21

NIOSH approved N-95 or HEPA respirators

Question 22

What is stress

Answer 22

a state of physical and/or philological arousal to a stimulus (A thing or event)

Question 23

Based on Dr. Hans SELYE (a Canadian physician) what are the stages of stress

Answer 23

First Stage: Alarm Reaction- your sympathetic nervous system increases its activity (Heart rate increases, pupils dilate and bronchial passage dilate
Second Stage: Stage of Resistance - In this stage your have learned to manage the stress and it no longer affects you
Third Stage: Exhaustion - You have not learned to adapt and overcome so you are so overwhelmed by the stress that you get sick.

Question 24

Types of stress reactions

Answer 24

Acute- reactions to a large-scale disaster
Delayed- Most commonly known as PTSD can be triggered by a specific incident however the signs and symptoms may take longer to be observed
Cumulative- triggered from the results of a sustained recurring low level stressor

Question 25

What are the two types of stress

Answer 25

Eustress- Positive form of stress that helps people work under pressure
Distress- Negative stress that can effect performance

Question 26

Understand the reactions of Death and dying patients. What are the emotional stages a patient goes through

Answer 26

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Question 27

What is considered the most important concept of EMT training

Answer 27

Scene Safety

Question 28

When dealing with Hazardous Material, what is the primary rule

Answer 28

Maintain a safe distance from the source