Chapter 2 - The Well-Being of the EMT Flashcards
The Well-Being of the EMT
It is important that an EMT takes care of his or her own health and well-being by focusing on:
Prevention and wellness
Organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria, are:
Pathogens
Equipment and procedures that protect you from the blood and body fluids of the patient are referred to as:
Standard Precautions
Gloves, masks, and gowns are examples of:
PPE
The positive form of stress that helps people work under pressure and respond effectively is:
Eustress.
A communicable disease that results in an infection that causes inflammation of the liver is:
Hepatitis
The goal of the critical incident stress debriefing is to:
assist emergency care workers in dealing with the stress of an incident.
The first stage of stress is also known as:
alarm reaction
The stage of grieving in which a patient seeks to postpone death, even for a short time, is:
Bargaining
It is important that the EMT follow the same path in and out of a crime scene to:
prevent disturbing the crime scene
The agency that has issued strict guidelines detailing precautions against exposure to blood-borne pathogens is the:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which of the following materials is NOT recommended for gloves to be used when there is the potential for contact with blood and other body fluids?
a. Latex
b. Vinyl
c. Cotton
d. Synthetics
C. Cotton
Personal protective equipment includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. HEPA respirator
b. Vinyl gloves
c. Scrubs
d. Goggles
C. Scrubs
In cases where TB is suspected, use a:
a. HEPA respirator
b. PPD gown
c. Cotton mask
d. Surgical mask
A. HEPA respirator
A situation that would usually call for the use of a gown as protection would be one involving:
a. Venous bleeding
b. Childbirth
c. A patient with a diagnosis of TB
d. A patient with a fractured leg
B. Childbirth
The set of conditions resulting from a patient’s immune system being attacked by the human immunodeficiency virus is known as:
a. hepatitis B.
b. TB.
c. kephosis.
d. AIDS.
D. AIDS
The three word that sum up the actions required to respond to danger are:
plan, observe, react.
A delayed stress reaction is more commonly known as a(n):
post-traumatic stress disorder
The test that can detect exposure to tuberculosis is the :
TST test.
Under the Ryan White CARE Act, the officials in every emergency response organization who gather facts about possible emergency responder exposure to infectious diseases are the:
designated officers.
_________ ___________ are spread by tiny droplets sprayed during breathing, coughing, or sneezing.
Airborne pathogens
Standard Precautions are also referred to as _______ _______.
infection control.
OSHA rules state that employers must develop a written exposure control plan and must provide emergency care providers with training, immunizations, and proper ______ _______ __________.
personal protective equipment
_________ refers to the introduction of disease or infectious materials.
Contamination