Workforce Safety and Wellness

Question 1

Acute Stress Reaction

Answer 1

Reaction to stress that occurs during a stressful situation.

Question 2

Airborne Transmission

Answer 2

The spread of an organism in aerosol form.

Question 3

Bloodborne Pathogens

Answer 3

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus and HIV.

Question 4

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Answer 4

The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the US. The CDC is part of the US department of health and human services.

Question 5

Communicable disease

Answer 5

A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.

Question 6

Contamination

Answer 6

The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient’s body.

Question 7

Cover and Concealment

Answer 7

The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.

Question 8

Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

Answer 8

A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the EMS personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.

Question 9

Cumulative Stress Reactions

Answer 9

Prolonged or excessive stress.

Question 10

Delayed Stress Reactions

Answer 10

Reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation.

Question 11

Designated Officer

Answer 11

The individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues.

Question 12

Direct Contact

Answer 12

Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.

Question 13

Exposure

Answer 13

A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may occur.

Question 14

Foodborne Transmission

Answer 14

The contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause disease.

Question 15

General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 15

The body’s response to stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and the recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.

Question 16

Hepatitis

Answer 16

Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function.

Question 17

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Answer 17

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by HIV, which damages the cells in the body’s immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.

Question 18

Host

Answer 18

The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent.

Question 19

Immune

Answer 19

The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.

Question 20

Indirect Contact

Answer 20

Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.

Question 21

Infection

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The abnorma invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or symptoms of disease.

Question 22

Infection Control

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Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel.

Question 23

Infectious Disease

Answer 23

A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms within the body.

Question 24

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workplace.

Question 25

Pathogen

Answer 25

A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.

Question 26

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer 26

Protective equipment that OSHA requires to be made available to the EMT. In the case of infection risk, PPE clocks entry of an organism into the body.

Question 27

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Answer 27

A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. This delayed reaction is often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident.

Question 28

Transmission

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The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors.

Question 29

Standard Precautions

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Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, or other potential exposure risks of communicable disease.

Question 30

Vector-borne Transmission

Answer 30

The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another