Chapter 2 - Well Being of the EMT

Question 1

The stages of death are (5)

Answer 1

1. denial
2. anger
3. bargaining
4. depression
5. acceptance

Question 2

contamination

Answer 2

the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.

Question 3

critical incident stress management (CISM)

Answer 3

a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and deal with stress appropriately when it occurs.

Question 4

decontamination

Answer 4

the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials.

Question 5

hazardous material incident

Answer 5

the release of a harmful substance into the environment.

Question 6

multiple-casualty incident (MCI)

Answer 6

multiple-casualty incident (MCI)

Question 7

pathogens

Answer 7

the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria.

Question 8

personal protective equipment (PPE)

Answer 8

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

Question 9

resilience

Answer 9

toughness; an ability to recover quickly from difficult situations.

Question 10

Standard Precautions

Answer 10

a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious; also known as body substance isolation (BSI).

Question 11

stress

Answer 11

a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus.

Question 12

protective gloves—used

Answer 12

whenever assessing a patient to protect from blood, mucous, secretions, controlled bleeding, suctioning, artificial ventilation, and CPR

Question 13

eye protection—used

Answer 13

with splashing, spattering, or spraying body fluids

Question 14

masks—used

Answer 14

with infections spread by airborne droplets (such as measles)

Question 15

gowns—used

Answer 15

with arterial bleeding and childbirth.

Question 16

eustress

Answer 16

good stress

Question 17

distress

Answer 17

bad stress