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Emergency Care 13th Edition > Chapter 2: The Well-Being of the EMT > Flashcards

Chapter 2: The Well-Being of the EMT Flashcards

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Healthful habits of an EMT

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  • maintaining solid personal relationships
  • exercise
  • sleep
  • eating right
  • limiting alcohol and caffeine intake
  • seeing your physician regularly and keeping up to date on vaccines
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Pathogens

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organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria

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Bloodborne pathogens

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can be contracted by exposure to pt’s blood and sometimes other body fluids;open wound, sore on hand/face, mucous membranes

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Airborne Pathogens

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spread by tiny droplets sprayed during breathing, coughing, or sneezing

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What should all body fluids be considered?

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infectious; appropriate precautions taken for all patients at all times

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Standard Precautions/Body Substance Isolation (BSI)

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a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious

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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations.

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Contamination

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the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials

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Protective Gloves

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  • Form of PPE
  • vinyl or nonlatex gloves should be used whenever there is the potential for contact with blood and other body fluids
  • a different type of glove should be worn when cleaning the ambulance and soiled equipment;heavy weight/tear resistant
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Hand Cleaning

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  • hand washing after each pt contact and if hands are visibly soiled
  • alcohol-based hand cleaners can be used except when hands are visibly soiled and/or when anthrax is present.
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When should you wear protective eyewear?

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Wear eye protection to prevent splashing, splattering, or spraying fluids from entering the body through mucous membranes

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When should you wear a surgical mask?

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in cases where there will be blood or fluid spatter

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When should you wear an N-95/HEPA mask?

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in cases where TB is suspected

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When should you wear a gown?

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it is worn to protect clothing and bare skin from spilled or splashed fluids; childbirth; pts w/ multiple injuries

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Hepatitis

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an infection that causes an inflammation of the liver; A,B, or C
incubation of weeks to months depending on type

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Hepatitis A

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acquired primarily by through contact with food or water contaminated by stool

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Hepatitis B

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contracted through blood; been found to live for many days in dried blood spills; effective vaccine

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Hepatitis C

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transmitted through blood; no vaccine

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Tuberculosis (TB)

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  • infection that settles in the lungs and can be fatal
  • transmitted through respiratory secretions, airborne, or on contaminated objects
  • incubation of 2-6 weeks
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AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

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  • set of conditions that results when the immune system has been attacked by HIV and rendered unable to combat certain infections adequately.
  • contacted through blood via intravenous drug use, unprotected sexual contact, blood transfusions, accidental needle sticks, passed to unborn child
  • incubation of several months or years
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Ebola

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  • contracted through blood and body fluids

- incubation of 2-21 (usually 8-10)

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MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome)

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Primarily found on the Arabian Peninsula, although a dozen in other countries/regions identified.

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Avian Flu

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  • found in poultry that can also affect humans
  • outbreaks seen in Asia, the Near East, and Africa
  • not easily transmissible from human to human
  • symptoms include traditional flu like symptoms that progresses to more sever conditions like pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome
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Chicken pox (varicella)

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  • spread by airborne droplets and contact with open sores

- incubation of 11-21 days

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Influenza

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  • transmitted through respiratory droplets

- incubation of 1-7 days

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German Measles (rubella)

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-transmitted through airborne droplets; mothers may pass to unborn children

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Bacterial Meningitis

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  • transmitted through oral or nasal secretions

- incubation of 2-10 days

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Mumps

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  • transmitted through droplet of saliva or objects contaminated by saliva
  • incubation of 14-24 days
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Pneumonia (viral and bacterial)

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  • transmitted through oral or nasal droplets and secretions

- incubation of several days

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Staphylococcal skin infections

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  • transmitted through direct contact with infected wounds or sores with contaminated objects
  • incubation of several days
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Whooping Cough (pertussis)

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  • transmitted through respiratory secretions

- incubation of 6-20 days

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