BSI
These are the most basic form of PPE and should be worn for nearly all patient contacts.
What are gloves
This viral disease can cause fever, fatigue, and jaundice, and is spread through contact with infected blood.
What is Hepatitis B?
If you suspect your patient has a communicable disease, you should immediately do this to your PPE.
What is handwashing?
This antibiotic-resistant staph infection is commonly spread in healthcare settings and through skin-to-skin contact.
What is MERSA?
A patient with fever, tachycardia, hypotension, and warm, flushed skin might be in this early stage of life-threatening condition.
What is Sepsis?
You should wear this if there’s a risk of splashing blood or body fluids.
What is eye protection (or goggles/face shield)?
This highly contagious respiratory infection saw global spread in 2020.
What is COVID 19?
After transporting a patient with an infectious disease, you should do this to the ambulance before the next call.
What is disinfect/decontaminate it?
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This term describes the dysregulated immune response that causes organ failure during severe infection.
What is septic shock?
BSI was replaced and expanded by this term in modern infection control.
What are Standard Precautions?
A patient with night sweats, cough, and weight loss might have this airborne bacterial infection.
What is Tuberculosis (TB)?
If you’re exposed to a patient’s blood, you should immediately do this first.
What is wash the area thoroughly with soap and water?
This disease, caused by Clostridium difficile, often occurs after prolonged antibiotic use.
What is C. diff (Clostridioides difficile infection)?
Purulent drainage from a wound with surrounding redness and a history of antibiotic resistance suggests this infection.
What is MRSA?
You should perform hand hygiene for at least this many seconds
What is 20 seconds?
This infection is often contracted after a tick bite and can cause a bullseye rash
What is Lyme Disease?
This agency sets standards for workplace safety related to infectious exposures.
What is OSHA?
This bloodborne virus can survive on surfaces for up to seven days and is a major concern for EMS exposures.
What is hepatitis B?
A patient with pneumonia, confusion, and diarrhea after staying at a hotel may have this bacterial infection.
What is Legionnaires’ disease?
Reusable medical equipment should be cleaned using this process before being disinfected.
What is decontamination (or cleaning)?
This viral hemorrhagic fever spread through direct contact with infected body fluids and had major outbreaks in West Africa.
What is Ebola?
You must report any potential exposure to infectious disease within this timeframe, according to most EMS protocols.
What is as soon as possible (ideally within 24 hours)?
This term describes the process of containing exposed individuals to prevent disease spread, even if they’re not yet symptomatic.
What is Quarantine?
This emerging infection, spread by Aedes mosquitoes, can cause microcephaly in newborns.
What is Zika virus?