FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EMT CHAPTER 2 EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT EMT CHAPTER 2 EXAM

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Question 1: Infection

Answer:

Abnormal invasion of a host, or host tissues, by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites. May or may not have symptoms of disease.

Question 2: Acute Stress Reactions

Answer:

Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful event.

Question 3: Foodborne Transmission

Answer:

Contamination of food or water with an organism that can cause disease.

Question 4: General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer:

Body's response to stress that begins with an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or exhaustion (prolonged).

Question 5: Infectious diseases passed on by insects or parasitic worms are known as what?

Answer:

Vector-borne

Question 6: Airborne Transmission

Answer:

Transmission of pathogens in aerosol form i.e. coughing.

Question 7: Communicable Disease

Answer:

Any disease that can be spread from organism to organism.

Question 8: Cover and Concealment

Answer:

Tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.

Question 9: Delayed Stress Reactions

Answer:

Reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation.Question 10: What standard precautions should be taken if you have a patient with a cough, night a fever, and a history of TB?

Answer:

Gloves, mask and gown.

Question 11: Infectious Disease

Answer:

Medical condition caused by growth and spread of small, harmful organisms in the body.Question 12: What is the name of the federal agency that conducts and supports public health?

Answer:

CDC

Question 13: Standard Precautions

Answer:

Protective measures that have traditionally been developed by the CDC for use in dealing with objects, blood, body fluids or other potential exposure risks of communicable disease.

Question 14: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Answer:

Protective equipment required by OSHA to protect the EMT from infections. (gloves, masks, gowns, goggles)

Question 15: Cumulative Stress Incidents

Answer:

Prolonged or excessive stress.

Question 16: Designated Officer

Answer:

The individual in the department who is responsible for managing exposures and infection control issues.

Question 17: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Answer:

Damages cells in the body's immune system so that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers. Causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).

Question 18: Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)

Answer:

Process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing EMS personnel to physical and emotional equilibrium.

Question 19: Bloodborne Pathogens

Answer:

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease. (HIV and Hep B)

Question 20: Transmission

Answer:

The way in which an infectious disease can be spread. (Contact, airborne, vehicle, vectors etc)

Question 21: Indirect Contact

Answer:

Transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.

Question 22: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Answer:

Primary federal agency that conducts and supports public health activities in the U.S. Part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Question 23: Infection Control

Answer:

Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel.

Question 24: Direct Contact

Answer:

Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.Question 25: Your partner has taken to sitting alone, taking unnecessary risks, and seems disinterested. Call volume has recently increased. What may your partner be experiencing?

Answer:

A cumulative stress reaction.

Question 26: Contamination

Answer:

Presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, food, needles, patients etc.

Question 27: Vector-borne Transmission

Answer:

The use of an animal to spread an organism from one person or place to another.