Workforce Safety & Wellness Flashcards
Spread of an organism via droplets
Airborne Transmission
Pathogenic microorganisms that are in human blood and can cause disease in humans, e.g. HIV, hepatitis B, and others
Bloodborne Pathogens
A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another
Communicable Disease
The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects
Contamination
A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and diffuses them, directing the emergency serves personnel toward physical and emotional clarity
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Prolonged or excess stress
Cumulative Stress Reaction
Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation
Delayed Stress Reactions
The individual in the department who is in charge of managing exposures and infection control issues
Designated Officer
A situation in which a person has had direct contact with blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a way that suggests disease transmission may occur
Exposure
Contamination of food/water with an organism that can cause disease
Food-borne Transmission
The body’s response to stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and than recovery, or if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion
General Adaptation Syndrome
The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops, publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the workforce
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Protective equipment that blocks exposure to pathogens or hazardous material (gowns, gloves, eye protection)
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
An organism capable of causing disease
Pathogen
A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident and may be related to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential sources of exposure to communicable disease
Standard Precautions
The way in which an infectious disease is spread (via vehicle or vector)
Transmission
The use of an animal to spread an organism from person to person or place to place (like a mosquito and how it spreads malaria)
Vector-borne Transmission
Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation
Acute Stress Reaction
The use of objects to limit a person’s visibility of you
Concealment
The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection
Cover
Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another via physical contact
Direct Contact
Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function
Hepatitis
The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent
Host
