PATHOGENS
PERSONAL WELL-BEING
STRESS
SCENE SAFETY
MISC.
100
INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT RANGE FROM MILD CONDITIONS TO LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES
WHAT ARE PATHOGENS
100
A MEDICAL EXAM REQUIRED BEFORE A PERSON STARTS A NEW JOB
WHAT IS BASELINE HEALTH STATUS
100
AN EMOTIONALLY DISRUPTIVE OR UPSETTING CONDITION
WHAT IS STRESS
100
BEGINS BEFORE EMS ARRIVE ON SCENE
WHAT IS CHECKING SCENE SAFETY
100
THIS AIRBORNE DISEASE AFFECTS THE LUNGS
WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS
200
THIS PATHOGEN CAUSES AIDS
WHAT IS HIV
200
THIS MINIMIZES THE RISK OF ACCQUIRING AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE
WHAT ARE IMMUNIZATIONS
200
ANOTHER NAME FOR A STRESSFUL SITUATION
WHAT ARE CRITICAL INCIDENTS
200
THE RELEASE OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES INTO THE ENVIRONMENT
WHAT IS A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT
200
THE CONDITION IN WHICH THE BODY IS INVADED BY A DISEASE CAUSING AGENT
WHAT IS INFECTION
300
THIS PATHOGEN CAUSES AN INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
WHAT IS MENINGITIS
300
SPECIFIC STEPS THAT HELP MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO A PATIENT'S BODY FLUIDS
WHAT IS BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION
300
A SINGLE INCIDENT THAT INVOLVES MULTIPLE PATIENTS
WHAT IS A MULTI-CASUALTY INCIDENT
300
PLACARDS THAT IDENTIFY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE GUIDEBOOK
300
THIS PIECE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MINIMIZES FLUID SPLATTER
WHAT IS A FACE SHIELD/MASK
400
THIS FORM OF INFLUENZA IS COMMON IN PIGS
WHAT IS SWINE FLU
400
GUIDELINES RECOMMENDED BY THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
WHAT ARE STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
400
AN EXTREME EMOTIONAL STATE CHARACTERIZED BY EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION
WHAT IS BURNOUT
400
THIS SITUATION CALLS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
WHAT IS A CRIME SCENE
400
THIS IS A BROAD-BASED APPROACH INVOLVING SEVERAL STARTEGIES DESIGNED TO HELP WITH CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS
WHAT IS CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
500
THIS FORM OF INFLUENZA IS COMMON IN BIRDS
WHAT IS AVIAN FLU
500
A COMPONENT OF STANDARD PRECAUTIONS THAT ALL PATIENTS ARE CONSIDERED INFECTIOUS UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE
WHAT ARE UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
500
EMERGENCIES INVOLVING INFANTS OR CHILDREN
WHAT ARE PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
500
THIS PROTECTS EMS DURING RESCUE OPERATIONS
WHAT IS PPE
500
THIS IS THE FIRST STAGE IN DEALING WITH DEATH
WHAT IS THE DENIAL STAGE
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