Chapter 3 Flashcards
BASELINE HEALTH STATUS
PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION TO DETERMINE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS PRIOR TO BEGINNING A JOB.
BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION (BSI) PRECAUTIONS
PRACTICE OF USING SPECIFIC BARRIERS TO MINIMIZE CONTEXT WITH PATIENTS BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS
BURNOUT
AN EXTREME EMOTIONAL STATE CHARACTERIZED BY EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION, A DIMINISHED SENSE OF PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND CYNISM
CDC
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
CRITICAL INCIDENT
ANY SITUATION THAT CAUSES A RESCUER TO EXPERIENCE UNUSUALLY STRONG EMOTIONS THAT INTERFERE WITH THE ABILITY TO FUNCTION EITHER DURING THE INCIDENT OR AFTER
-HIGHLY STRESSFUL INCIDENT.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DEBFRIEFING
A PROCESS IN WHICH TEAMS OD PROFESSIONAL AND PEER COUNSELORS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT TO EMS PERSONEL WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRITICAL INCIDENT.
CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (CISM)
IN DEPTH BROAD PLAN DESIGNED TO HELP RESCUE PERSONNEL COPE WITH THE STRESS RESULTING FROM A HIGHLY STRESSFUL INCIDENT.
EXPOSURE
A CONDITION OF BEING SUBJECTED TO A FLUID OR SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF TRANSMITTING AN INFECTIOUS AGENT.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT
THE RELEASE OF A HARMFUL SUBSTANCE INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
INFECTION
THE CONDITION IN WHICH THE BODY IS INVADED BY A DISEASE-CAUSING AGENT.
MULTIPLE-CASUALTY INCIDENT (MCI)
any incident THAT RESULTS IN ENOUGH PATIENTS TO OVERWHELM IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
NFPA
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.
OSHA
U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
PATHOGEN
AN ORGANISM SUCH AS A VIRUS OR BACTERIUM THAT CAUSES INFECTION AND DISEASE
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
EUIP SUCH AS GLOVES, MASK, EYEWEAR ETC THAT PROTECTS RESCUERS FROM INFECTION AND DISEASE.
