Chapter 02 - Infection Control

Question 1

biohazard containers

Answer 1

Containers specifically designed and marked for the disposal of contaminated items.

Question 2

chain of infection

Answer 2

A model used to explain the components necessary for disease transmission.

Question 3

communicable

Answer 3

Any disease that can be spread from person to person or from animal to person.

Question 4

direct transmission

Answer 4

Exposure to or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.

Question 5

engineering controls

Answer 5

Actions taken by an employer to make the workplace safer.

Question 6

health care-associated infection (HAI)

Answer 6

An infection a patient acquires during the course of receiving medical treatment for other conditions.

Question 7

hepatitis B virus (HBV)

Answer 7

A virus that causes hepatitis B.

Question 8

hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Answer 8

A virus that causes hepatitis C.

Question 9

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Answer 9

A virus that can lead to infection and subsequently to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Question 10

immunization

Answer 10

The administration of a substance that stimulates the immune system to develop resistance to a disease.

Question 11

indirect transmission

Answer 11

Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.

Question 12

infectious disease

Answer 12

A disease that is caused by infection or one that is capable of being transmitted with or without direct contact.

Question 13

meninges

Answer 13

A set of three tough membranes - the duramater, archnoid, and painter - that enclose the entire brain and spinal cord.

Question 14

meningitis

Answer 14

Inflammation of the meninges that covers the spinal cord and the brain.

Question 15

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Answer 15

Clothing or specialized equipment that provides protection to the wearer.

Question 16

sharps container

Answer 16

A close, rigid receptacle in which sharp used items such as syringes and scalpels must be discarded.

Question 17

standard precautions

Answer 17

Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risk of communicable disease.

Question 18

transmission

Answer 18

The way in which an infectious agent is spread: contact, airborne, by vehicles (for example, food or needles), or by vectors.

Question 19

tuberculosis (TB)

Answer 19

A chronic disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; usually affects the lungs but can also affect other organs such as the brain and kidneys.

Question 20

work practices

Answer 20

Actions that the EMT takes to ensure workplace safety.