Chap 2 Flashcards

(31 cards)

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Acute stress reaction

A

What occurs during a stressful situation

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Airborne Transmission

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Spread via droplets or dust

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Blood borne pathogens

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Located in the blood. Hep b, HIV etc.

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CDC

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Federal agency that deals with health and human services

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Communicable Disease

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One that can be spread

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6
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Concealment

A

Limit visibility

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7
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Contamination

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Presence of infectious organism on something

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Cover

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Use of impermeable objects as protection

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9
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Critical incident Stress management

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confronting and diffusing stress and directing toward equilibrium

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Cumulative stress reaction

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Prolonged compounding stress.

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Delayed stres reaction

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Reaction that occur after the stressor.

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Designated officer

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person responsible for infection and exposure

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Direct contact

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Exposure through physican contact

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Exposure

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Contact with blood, fluids, tissue or airborne particles

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15
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Foodborne transmission

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Contamination on something ingested

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16
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General adaption syndrome

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Bodies response to stress starting with a reaction

17
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Hepatitis

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Viral infection that causes inflamation of the liver, jaundice, fatigue and altered liver function.

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Host

A

Organisms attacked by infecting agent

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Human immunodeficiency virus HIV

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Damage the cells in the body’s immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.

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Immune system

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Bodies ability to protect itself

21
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Indirect contact

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Exposure from one person to another after contact with a contaminant.

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Infection

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Invasion of a parasitic agent

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Infection control

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Procedure to reduce transmission of infection

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Infectious disease

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

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Occupational safety and heath administration OSHA
Federal agency that enforces guidelines on safety
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pathogen
Microorganism capable of causing disease.
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PPE
Protective personal equiptment.
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
Reaction to stress of unsolved issues.
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Transmission
The way an infectious disease is spread.
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Standard precaustions
Precaustions for certain types of exposures.
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Vector-borne transmission
Disease spread by an animal.