ECare - Chapter 2 (The Well-Being of the EMT)

Question 1

what mask should you wear if patient has tuberculosis?

Answer 1

NIOSH-approved mask (ex. N095 or a HEPA respirator)

Question 2

MERS

Answer 2

severe respiratory illness (middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome)

Question 3

SARS

Answer 3

severe respiratory illness (severe acute respiratory syndrome)

Question 4

culprits of disease transmission

Answer 4

blood and body fluids

Question 5

RYAN White CARE Act

Answer 5

emergency response personnel can use to find out if they have been exposed to life threatening diseases

Question 6

when to wear N-95 or HEPA

Answer 6

1. patient may have TB
2. transporting individual from high risk area in closed vehicle
3. high risk procedures (ex. suctioning and intubation)

Question 7

general adaptation syndrome

Answer 7

body’s response to stress

Question 8

three stages of general adaptation syndrome

Answer 8

alarm reaction, stage of resistance (coping), and exhaustion

Question 9

stress triad

Answer 9

part of exhaustion

enlargement of adrenal glands, atrophy of lymph nodes,and bleeding gastric ulcers

Question 10

three types of stress reactions

Answer 10

acute, delayed (PTSD), and cumulative (burnout)

Question 11

two types of stress

Answer 11

eustress (positive) and distress (negative)

Question 12

critical incident stress management (CISM)

Answer 12

comprehensive system that includes education and resources to prevent/deal with stress

Question 13

responding to danger

Answer 13

plan, observe, react (retreat, radio, reevaluate)