Chapter 3: Rescue Basics

Question 1

BSI

Answer 1

Body Substance Isolation

The practice of isolating al lbodily substances (blood, urine, tears, feces…) of patients from rescuers in order to decrease disease transmission

Question 2

Contamination

Answer 2

Soiling of an object, water, or air by a foreign material such as dirt, debris, bodily fluids, or radiation

Question 3

Decontamination

Answer 3

The process of rendering an object, person, or area free of harmful substances such as bacteria, poison, gas, and radiation.

Question 4

Disease transmission

Answer 4

the transfer of illness from an infected individual to a healthy individual

Question 5

Hazardous materials

Answer 5

Substances that have the potential to harm people, animals, or the environment. the term hazmat is often uzed adjectively

Question 6

Metabolism

Answer 6

The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life.

Question 7

Nutrition

Answer 7

The body’s process of utilizing food substances needed for growth and the maintenance of life

Question 8

Occupational Exposure

Answer 8

An event in which a worker comes into contact with a bodily fluid or hazardous material while on the job.

Question 9

Pathogen

Answer 9

An infectious agent that can cause disease or illness

Question 10

PPE

Answer 10

Personal Protective Equipment

Items worn by medical providers. Includes gloves, masks, safety eyeglasses, and gown

Question 11

SDS

Answer 11

Safety Data Sheet

A form that ocntains relevant information pertaining to a specific substance, with a focus on the hazards it poses to workers

Question 12

Standard Precautions

Answer 12

Practices used by health care workers to protect themselves from exposure to bodily fluids based on the assumption that all patients are potentially infectious

Question 13

UVR

Answer 13

Ultraviolet Radiation

Waves of solar energy that are beneficial in small amounts but harmful to the skin and eyes upon overexposure.