Officer Safety and Wellness (chapter 2)

Question 1

you must make a conscious effort

Answer 1

to prevent and reduce stress

Question 2

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Answer 2

brings rescuers and a trained person together to talk about the rescuer’s feelings

Question 3

Four means of Transmission

Answer 3

• Direct contact - make direct contact
• indirect contact- blood on door handle
• airborne- through air particles
• vector borne- organism mosquito

Question 4

Puncture wounds result from

Answer 4

• Used Needles
• Glass or other sharp objects contaminated with blood
• Human bites

Question 5

Mucous Membrane Contact

Answer 5

mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or eye splashing with infected fluids, such as:

• Blood
• Sputum
• Oral secretions
• Nasal secretions

Question 6

AIDS

Answer 6

affects the immune system weakened immune system can’t fight off infections and diseases

Question 7

HAV - Hepatitis A

Answer 7

-Affects the liver -transferred through feces: contact with objects, food -can live outside body for months -vaccine yes

Question 8

HBV- Hepatis B

Answer 8

-affects the liver: acute or chronic infection -Transferred through blood,semen, or other infected body fluid -vaccination yes

Question 9

HCV- Hepatitis C

Answer 9

-affects liver: acute or chronic infection -transferred through contact with infected -no Vaccine

Question 10

Hepatitis symptoms

Answer 10

• fever
• fatigue
• loss of appetite
• nausea or vomiting
• abdominal pain
• dark urine
• jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes

Question 11

Bacterial Meningitis

Answer 11

• severe
• inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
• transferred through contact with infected saliva
• vaccine for some causes

Question 12

Standard Precautions for Body Substance Isolation (BSI):

Answer 12

• assume that all patients are potentially infected with blood borne pathogens
• use protective equipment
• always wear approved gloves, and change gloves after contact with each patient
• wash your hands with soap and water
• always wear a protective mask, eyewear or face shield should you come into contact with blood
• Do not recap, cut or bend needles (place in sharps container)

Question 13

Designated Infectious Control Officer (DICO)

Answer 13

the person you report your exposure to as well as your supervisor