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an infection control concept and practice that assumes that all body fluids are potentionaly infectious
body substance isolation
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a condition of chronic fatigue and frustration that results from mounting stress over time
burnout
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ananimal or person who is infected with and may transmit an infectious disease but may not display any symtoms of it, also knon as a vector
carrier
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any disease that can be spread from person to person or from animal to person
communicable disease
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an infectious disease that is caapable of being transmitted from one person to another
contagious disease
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the presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patients body
contamination
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the tactical use of an impenedrable barrier to conceal EMS personel and protects them from projectiles ( bullets)
cover and caoncealment
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a confidential peer group discussion of a severly stressful incident that usally occurs 24-72 hrs of the incident
critical incident stress debreifing (cisd)
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a process that confronts the response to critical incidents and defusesse them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emothional equilibrum
critical incident stress managment (cism)
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the indivual in the dept who is charged with the responsiblity of manageing exposures and infection control issues
designated officer
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a situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body fluis, tissues or airbourne particles in a manner that suggetes that disease trannsmission may occur
exposure
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a comprehensive plan that helps employees to reduce their risks of exposure to or acqustion of communicable diseases
exposure control plan
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the body 3 stage response to stress, first stress causes the dody to trigger an alarm response, followed by a stage in reaction and reistance, and the recovery or if the stress is prolonged exhaustion
general adaption sydrome
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inflammation of the liver usally caused by a viral infection that causes fever , loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function
hepatitis
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infections caused by human herpesvirus 1 and 2, charcterized by small blisters whose location depend on the tyoe of virus, Type2 results in blisters o n the genital area, while type1 results in no genital area
hereps simplex
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human immunodeficiency virus the virus can cause accuried immunodeficientcy sydrome (AIDS)
HIV infection
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the organism or indivual that is attached by the infecting agent
host
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exposure or tranmission of diseases from on person to another by contact with a contaminated object
indirect contact
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the abnormal invansion of a host or host of tissues by organisms such as bacteria viruses or parasites with or without sign or symtoms of disease
infection
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procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel
infection control
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a disease that is caused bu infection in contrast to one caused by faulty genes metablolic or homonal disturbances truma or something else
infectious disease
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inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain andspinal cord it is usually caused by a virus or bacteria
meningits
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the federal regulatory compliance agency htat devolps publishes and enforces guidelines concerning saftey in the work place
occupational saftey and health adminastrarion (OSHA)
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a microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a succeptible host
pathogen
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protective equitment that OShA requires to be made available to EMT, in the case of infection risk, PPE blocks entry of an organism into the body
PPE
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a delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. This delayed reaction is often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident
Posttraumatic stress dissorder (PTSD)
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potentialy lfe threataning viral infection that usually starts with flu-like symptoms
severe acute respritory syndrome (SARS)
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the way in which an infectious agent is spread, contact, airbourne, by vechicles and vectors
transmission
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chronic bacterial disease caused by mycrobacterium tuberculosis that usually affects the lungsx but can also affect other organs such as the brain or kidneys
atuberculosis
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proactive mesures that have tradionally been developed by the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC) for use in dealing with objects , blood, body fluids, or other potential exposure risks, of communicable disease
universal precaution
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the strength or abilaty of a pathogen to produce disease
virulence
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