chapter 2

an infection control concept and practice that assumes that all body fluids are potentionaly infectious

a condition of chronic fatigue and frustration that results from mounting stress over time

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

any disease that can be spread from person to person or from animal to person

an infectious disease that is caapable of being transmitted from one person to another

the presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patients body

the tactical use of an impenedrable barrier to conceal EMS personel and protects them from projectiles ( bullets)

a confidential peer group discussion of a severly stressful incident that usally occurs 24-72 hrs of the incident

a process that confronts the response to critical incidents and defusesse them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emothional equilibrum

the indivual in the dept who is charged with the responsiblity of manageing exposures and infection control issues

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

a comprehensive plan that helps employees to reduce their risks of exposure to or acqustion of communicable diseases

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

inflammation of the liver usally caused by a viral infection that causes fever , loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function

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

human immunodeficiency virus the virus can cause accuried immunodeficientcy sydrome (AIDS)

the organism or indivual that is attached by the infecting agent

exposure or tranmission of diseases from on person to another by contact with a contaminated object

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

procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients and health care personnel

a disease that is caused bu infection in contrast to one caused by faulty genes metablolic or homonal disturbances truma or something else

inflammation of the meningeal coverings of the brain andspinal cord it is usually caused by a virus or bacteria

the federal regulatory compliance agency htat devolps publishes and enforces guidelines concerning saftey in the work place

a microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a succeptible host

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

a delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. This delayed reaction is often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning the incident

potentialy lfe threataning viral infection that usually starts with flu-like symptoms

the way in which an infectious agent is spread, contact, airbourne, by vechicles and vectors

chronic bacterial disease caused by mycrobacterium tuberculosis that usually affects the lungsx but can also affect other organs such as the brain or kidneys

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

the strength or abilaty of a pathogen to produce disease