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WellBeing of the EMT
Brady Emergency Care 11th edition: Chapter 2 Key Terms
Question | Answer |
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contamination | the introduction of dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials |
critical incident stress management (CISM) | a comprehensive system that includes education and resources to both prevent stress and to deal with stress appropriately when it occurs |
decontamination | the removal or cleansing of dangerous chemicals and other dangerous or infectious materials |
hazardous-material incident | the release of a harmful substance into the environment |
multiple-casualty incident (MCI) | an emergency involving multiple patients |
pathogens | the organisms that cause infection, such as viruses and bacteria |
personal protective equipment (PPE) | equipment that protects the EMS worker from infection and/or exposure to the dangers of rescue operations |
Standard Precautions | a strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious |
stress | a state of physical and/or psychological arousal to a stimulus |