Chapter 2 EMS Workfore Safety and Wellness Vocabulary Flashcards
Acceptance
The stage of the grieving process when the person experiencing grief recognizes the finality of the grief-causing event.
Anger
The stage of the grieving process when the person experiencing grief becomes upset or angry at the grief-causing event or other situation.
Bargaining
The stage of the grief reaction when the person experiencing grief barters to change the grief-causing event.
Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)
A system of psychological support designed to reduce stress on emergency personnel after a major stress-producing incident.
Critical incident stress management (CISM)
A process that confronts the response to critical incident and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
Denial
A stage of a grief reaction when the person experiencing grief rejects the grief-causing event.
Depression
A stage of the grief reaction when the person expresses despair as a result of a grief-causing event.
On-scene peer support
Stress counselors at the scene of stressful incidents who help emergency personnel deal with stress.
Pathogens
Microorganisms that are capable of causing disease.
Preincident stress education
Training about stress and stress reactions conducted for public safety personnel before they are exposed to stressful situations.
Standard precautions
An infection control concept that treats all body fluids as potentially infectious.
