EMT BASIC AAOS EXAMS SET UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED STUDY RESOURCE
●● airborne transmission
Answer: The spread of an organism in aerosol form.
●● bloodborne pathogens
Answer: Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood
and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not
limited to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
●● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Answer: The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public
health activities in the United States. The CDC is part of the US
Department of Health and Human Services.
●● communicable disease
Answer: A disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another.
●● contamination
,Answer: The presence of infectious organisms or foreign bodies on or in
objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's
body.
●● cover and concealment
Answer: The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.
●● critical incident stress management (CISM)
Answer: A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and
defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward
physical and emotional equilibrium.
●● cumulative stress reactions
Answer: Prolonged or excessive stress.
●● delayed stress reaction
Answer: Reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation.
●● designated officer
Answer: The individual in the department who is charged with the
responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues.
●● direct contact
,Answer: Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one
person to another by physical contact.
●● exposure
Answer: A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body
fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease
transmission may occur.
●● foodborne transmission
Answer: The contamination of food or water with an organism than can
cause disease.
●● general adaptation syndrome
Answer: The body's response to stress that begins with an alarm
response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then
recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.
●● hepatitis
Answer: Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection,
that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver
function.
●● host
, Answer: The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting
agent.
●● human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Answer: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by
HIV, which damages the cells in the body's immune system so that the
body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.
●● immune
Answer: The body's ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.
●● indirect contact
Answer: Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another
by contact with a contaminated object.
●● infection
Answer: The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms
such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or symptoms
of disease.
●● infection control
Answer: Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients
and health care personnel.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VERIFIED STUDY RESOURCE
●● airborne transmission
Answer: The spread of an organism in aerosol form.
●● bloodborne pathogens
Answer: Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood
and can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not
limited to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
●● Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Answer: The primary federal agency that conducts and supports public
health activities in the United States. The CDC is part of the US
Department of Health and Human Services.
●● communicable disease
Answer: A disease that can be spread from one person or species to
another.
●● contamination
,Answer: The presence of infectious organisms or foreign bodies on or in
objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's
body.
●● cover and concealment
Answer: The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.
●● critical incident stress management (CISM)
Answer: A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and
defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward
physical and emotional equilibrium.
●● cumulative stress reactions
Answer: Prolonged or excessive stress.
●● delayed stress reaction
Answer: Reaction to stress that occurs after a stressful situation.
●● designated officer
Answer: The individual in the department who is charged with the
responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues.
●● direct contact
,Answer: Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one
person to another by physical contact.
●● exposure
Answer: A situation in which a person has had contact with blood, body
fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests disease
transmission may occur.
●● foodborne transmission
Answer: The contamination of food or water with an organism than can
cause disease.
●● general adaptation syndrome
Answer: The body's response to stress that begins with an alarm
response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then
recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.
●● hepatitis
Answer: Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection,
that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver
function.
●● host
, Answer: The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting
agent.
●● human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Answer: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by
HIV, which damages the cells in the body's immune system so that the
body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.
●● immune
Answer: The body's ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.
●● indirect contact
Answer: Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another
by contact with a contaminated object.
●● infection
Answer: The abnormal invasion of a host or host tissues by organisms
such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites, with or without signs or symptoms
of disease.
●● infection control
Answer: Procedures to reduce transmission of infection among patients
and health care personnel.
