AAOS EMT EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ infectious disease.
Answer: a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body.
◉ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Answer: The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops,
publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the
workplace.
◉ pathogen.
Answer: A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a
susceptible host.
◉ personal protective equipment (PPE).
Answer: Clothing or specialized equipment that provides protection
to the wearer.
◉ posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
,Answer: A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. This delayed
reaction is often the result of one or more unresolved issues
concerning the incident.
◉ standard precautions.
Answer: Protective measures that have traditionally been developed
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in dealing
with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks
of communicable disease.
◉ transmission.
Answer: The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact,
airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors.
◉ vector-borne transmission.
Answer: The use of an animal to spread an organism from one
person, species or place to another.
◉ base station.
Answer: Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver
that is located in a fixed place.
◉ cellular telephone.
, Answer: A low-power portable radio that communicates through an
interconnected series of repeater stations called "cells."
◉ Channel.
Answer: An assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry
voice and/or data communications.
◉ close-ended questions.
Answer: Questions that can be answered in short or single word
responses.
◉ Communication.
Answer: The transmission of information to another person—
verbally or through body language.
◉ cultural imposition.
Answer: When one person imposes his or her beliefs, values, and
practices on another because he or she believe his or her ideals are
superior.
◉ dedicated line.
Answer: A special telephone line that is used for specific point-to-
point communications; also known as a "hotline."
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ infectious disease.
Answer: a medical condition caused by the growth and spread of
small, harmful organisms within the body.
◉ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Answer: The federal regulatory compliance agency that develops,
publishes, and enforces guidelines concerning safety in the
workplace.
◉ pathogen.
Answer: A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a
susceptible host.
◉ personal protective equipment (PPE).
Answer: Clothing or specialized equipment that provides protection
to the wearer.
◉ posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
,Answer: A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. This delayed
reaction is often the result of one or more unresolved issues
concerning the incident.
◉ standard precautions.
Answer: Protective measures that have traditionally been developed
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use in dealing
with objects, blood, body fluids, and other potential exposure risks
of communicable disease.
◉ transmission.
Answer: The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact,
airborne, by vehicles, or by vectors.
◉ vector-borne transmission.
Answer: The use of an animal to spread an organism from one
person, species or place to another.
◉ base station.
Answer: Any radio hardware containing a transmitter and receiver
that is located in a fixed place.
◉ cellular telephone.
, Answer: A low-power portable radio that communicates through an
interconnected series of repeater stations called "cells."
◉ Channel.
Answer: An assigned frequency or frequencies that are used to carry
voice and/or data communications.
◉ close-ended questions.
Answer: Questions that can be answered in short or single word
responses.
◉ Communication.
Answer: The transmission of information to another person—
verbally or through body language.
◉ cultural imposition.
Answer: When one person imposes his or her beliefs, values, and
practices on another because he or she believe his or her ideals are
superior.
◉ dedicated line.
Answer: A special telephone line that is used for specific point-to-
point communications; also known as a "hotline."
