Chapter 2

Question 1

Burn out

Answer 1

A state of exhaustion and irritability

Question 2

Cleaning

Answer 2

The process of washing a soiled object with soap and water

Question 3

Critical incident

Answer 3

A incident that happens to ems

Question 4

Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)

Answer 4

Is held within 24 to 72 hours of a critical incident. A team of health professionals help emergency service personnel work through 7 phases

Question 5

Defusing

Answer 5

Is a version of cisd held up to 8 hours following a critical incident intended for those only directly involved in the critical incident and last only 30 to 45 mins

Question 6

Disinfecting

Answer 6

Includes cleaning but also involves using a hospital grade disinfectant or germicide to kill many of the microorganisms that may be present on the surface of the object.

Question 7

Pathogens

Answer 7

Are microorganisms that are typically visible only through a microscope and may be found in the environment around you and also residing on or in the patient to are assessing and treating

Question 8

Personal protective equipment

Answer 8

The equipment used for standard precautions

Question 9

Purified protein derivative tuberculin test (ppd)

Answer 9

Used to detect tuberculosis exposure

Question 10

Standard precautions

Answer 10

Protecting yourself from disease transmission through exposure to blood and other body fluids

Question 11

Sterilization

Answer 11

Process by which an object is subject to a chemical or physical substance that kills all microorganisms on the surface of a object