PPE & Standard Precautions
These protective items should be worn when there is a risk of contact with blood or body fluids.
What are gloves?
Viruses and bacteria that cause disease are generally called these.
What are pathogens?
Regular exercise, adequate sleep, and balanced nutrition are examples of habits that promote this.
What is well-being?
This is the top priority for an EMT arriving at an emergency.
What is scene safety?
At a hazardous-material incident, the EMT's primary responsibility is to maintain this from the hazardous material.
What is a safe distance?
These precautions require EMTs to treat all body fluids as potentially infectious.
What are Standard Precautions?
This disease is a highly contagious airborne infection that commonly affects the lungs.
What is tuberculosis (TB)?
This is the ability to overcome difficult situations with minimal lasting psychological trauma.
What is resilience?
If weapons or violence are suspected, EMTs should wait for these professionals to secure the scene.
Who are law enforcement/police?
EMTs can use these from a safe distance to identify hazardous-material placards.
What are binoculars?
EMTs should wash their hands with soap and water for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
This form of hepatitis has a vaccine available for healthcare workers.
What is hepatitis B?
These are the three main types of stress reactions experienced by EMS providers.
What are acute, delayed, and cumulative stress reactions?
These three actions form the basic decision-making framework for responding to potentially dangerous scenes.
What are plan, observe, and react?
This guide provides information about hazardous substances, safe distances, spills, fires, and emergency procedures.
What is the Emergency Response Guidebook?
This type of respirator is recommended when caring for patients suspected of having tuberculosis.
What is an N-95 respirator?
This virus causes AIDS and is primarily a concern for healthcare workers following direct exposure to infected blood.
What is HIV?
This stress reaction develops over time from ongoing, low-level stressors.
What is cumulative stress/burnout?
What are the “Three Rs” used when reacting to danger?
What are respond, radio, and reevaluate?
Patients exposed to hazardous materials should undergo this process before EMTs treat or transport them.
What is decontamination?
This federal agency requires employers to provide exposure-control plans, training, immunizations, and PPE.
What is OSHA?
This law establishes procedures for emergency responders to determine whether they have been exposed to certain life-threatening infectious diseases.
What is the Ryan White CARE Act?
These are the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome.
What are alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion?
This provides protection from projectiles or other threats, unlike concealment, which primarily hides you from view.
What is cover?
These specially trained teams use protective suits and SCBA to manage hazardous-material incidents.
What are hazardous materials/HazMat response teams?