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2 - The Well-Being of the Emergency Medical Responder (VOCAB) Flashcards

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Having a rapid and severe onset, then quickly subsiding.

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Acute

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The type of protection from disease that the body develops throughout a lifetime as a person is exposed to diseases or immunized against them.

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Adaptive immunity

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A disease of the immune system caused by infection with HIV

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AIDS

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A type of protein found in blood or other bodily fluids; used by the immune system to identify and neutralize pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses.

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Antibodies

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One-celled organisms that can cause infection; a common type of pathogen.

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Bacteria

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A biological agent that presents a hazard to the health or well-being of those exposed.

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Biohazard

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Used to describe a substance carried in the blood

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Bloodborne

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Germs that may be present in human blood or other body fluids that can cause disease in humans.

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Bloodborne pathogens

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Protective measures to prevent exposure to communicable diseases; defines all body fluids and substances as infectious.

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Body substance isolation (BSI) precautions

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Persistent over a long period of time

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Chronic

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Stress triggered by involvement in a serious or traumatic incident.

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Critical incident stress

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A method of helping people cope with exposure to serious or traumatic incidents by discussing the emotional impact of the event.

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Debriefing

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Similar to a debriefing but shorter and less formal; a method of discussing a serious or traumatic event soon afterward; done to help people cope

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Defusing

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Mode of transmission of pathogens that occurs through directly toughing infected blood or body fluid, or other agents such as chemicals, drugs or toxins.

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Direct contact

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A pathogen or germ that can cause disease or illness (bacterium or virus)

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Disease-causing agent

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Mode of transmission of pathogens that occurs when a person inhales droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze; also known as respiratory droplet transmission.

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Droplet transmission

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Control measures that eliminate, isolate or remove a hazard from the workplace; things used in the workplace to help reduce the risk of an exposure

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Engineering controls

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An instance in which someone is exposed to a pathogen or has contact with blood or body fluids or objects in the environment that contain disease-cussing agents.

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Exposure

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Plan in the workplace that outlines the employer’s protective measures to eliminate or minimize employee exposure incidents.

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Exposure control plan

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An inflammation of the liver most commonly caused by viral infection; there are several types including hepatitis A, B, C, D and E

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Hepatitis

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A virus that wakens the body’s immune system, leading to life-threatening infections; causes aids

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HIV

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A constant state of balance or well-being of the body’s internal systems that is continually and automatically adjusted

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Homeostasis

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The body’s complex group of body systems that is responsible for fighting disease.

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Immune system

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Mode of transmission of a disease caused by touching a contaminated object.

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Indirect contact

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A condition caused by disease-producing microorganisms, called pathogens or germs, in the body.

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Infection

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Disease caused by the invasion of the body by a pathogen, such as bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite.

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Infectious disease

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The type of protection from disease with which humans are born.

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Innate immunity

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Purplish color in the lowest-lying parts of a recently dead body, caused by pooling of blood.

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Lividity

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An inflammation of the meninges, the thin, protective coverings over the brain and spinal cord; caused by virus or bacteria

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Meningitis

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A Staph bacterium that can cause infection; difficult to treat because of its resistance to many antibiotics

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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A type of tuberculosis (TB) that is resistant to some of the most effective anti-TB drugs

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Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB)

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A penetrating wound from a needle or other sharp object; may result in exposure to pathogens through contact with blood or other body fluids.

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Needlestick

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Federal agency whose role is to promote the safety and health of American workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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Infections that strike people whose immune systems are weakened.

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Opportunistic infections

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A respiratory illness caused by virulent human influenza A virus; spreads easily and sustainably and can cause global outbreaks of serious illness in humans

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Pandemic influenza

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The type of immunity gained from external sources such as from a mother’s breast milk to an infant.

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Passive immunity

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A term used to describe a germ; a disease-causing agent (e.g., bacterium or virus)

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Pathogen

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All specialized clothing, equipment and supplies that keep the user from directly contacting infected materials; includes gloves, gowns, masks, shields and protective eyewear.

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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A viral respiratory illness caused by the SARS- associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV)

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

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Safety measures, including BSI and universal precautions, taken to prevent occupational-risk exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials; assumes that all body fluids, secretions and excretions (except sweat) are potentially infective.

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Standard precautions

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The body’s norman response to any situation that changes a person’s existing mental, physical or emotional balance.

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Stress

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An unexpected, natural death; usually used to describe a death from a sudden cardiac event.

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Sudden death

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A bacterial infection that usually attacks the lungs.

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Tuberculosis (TB)

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A set of precautions designed to prevent transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other bloodborne pathogens when providing care; considers blood and certain body fluids of all patients potentially infectious.

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Universal precautions

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Transmission of a pathogen that occurs when an infectious source, such as an animal or insect bite or sting, penetrates that body’s skin.

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Vector-borne transmission

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A common type of pathogen that depends on other organisms to live and reproduce; can be difficult to kill.

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Virus

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Control measures that reduce the likelihood of exposure by changing the way a task is carried out.

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Work practice controls

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