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| State of exhaustion and irritability |
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| Critical incident stress management (CISM) |
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| a process to deal with stress encountered by the EMT |
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| Strict infection control measures based on the presumption that all blood and body fluids are infectious |
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| Use of chemical or physical substances to kill all surface microorganisms. |
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| Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) |
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| Items worn to guard against injury or disease trasmission |
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| The Five Emotional Stages that dying patients experience |
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| Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance |
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| A session held prior to a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) that helps to vent emotions and gather information |
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| Microorganisms that can spread disease by a person's contact with blood, inhalation of airborne droplets, or touching contaminated objects are generally referred to as |
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| Single most important way to prevent the spread of infection |
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| Before attempting rescue or patient cate in a situation such as a hazardous material or biological agent incident, a high-angle rescue, or a white-water rescue, the EMT should,,,,, |
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| call for specialized rescue teams or experts. |
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| If you suspect potential violence at an emergency scene, you should. |
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| request law enforcement assistance before entering the scene |
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| If you are providing emergency care at a crime scene , you should take precations to preserve the chain of evidence by |
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| avoding disturbing the scence unless necessary to provide patient care |
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| Best action to take if the EMT suspects exposure to the Hepatitis B virus |
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| Report the incident to your supervisor and follow your local exposure control policy |
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| What disease is spread by droplets from the cough of a patient and from the patients infected sputum |
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| The OSHA respiratory protective standards for emergency response personnel include the use of a___________when in contact with tuberculosis patients |
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| Identified as a mode of transmission of the himan immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) |
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| Sexual contact with an infected person |
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| The most common bloodborne infection in the United States |
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| Signs and symptoms of West Nile Virus |
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| Vision Loss, headache, stiff neck, and muscle weakness. |
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| Multidrug-resistant organisms |
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| MRSA, VRE, PRSP, and DRSP |
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