AAOS EMT EXAM 1 questions with answers

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acute stress reactions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Reaction to stress
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that occurs during a stressful situation.
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airborne transmission - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The spread of an
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organism in aerosol form. |\ |\ |\




bloodborne pathogens - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pathogenic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited
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to, hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The primary federal agency that conducts and
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supports public health activities in the United States. The CDC is
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part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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communicable disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A disease that |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


can be spread from one person or species to another.
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contamination - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The presence of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


infectious organisms or foreign bodies on or in objects such as
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dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's body.
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,cover and concealment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The tactical use
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of an impenetrable barrier for protection.
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critical incident stress management (CISM) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents
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and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel
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toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
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cumulative stress reactions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prolonged |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


or excessive stress.
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delayed stress reaction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Reaction to
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stress that occurs after a stressful situation.
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designated officer - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The individual in the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


department who is charged with the responsibility of managing |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


exposures and infection control issues. |\ |\ |\ |\




direct contact - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Exposure or transmission
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of a communicable disease from one person to another by
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physical contact. |\




exposure - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A situation in which a person
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has had contact with blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne
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particles in a manner that suggests disease transmission may
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occur.

, foodborne transmission - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


contamination of food or water with an organism than can cause |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


disease.


general adaptation syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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body's response to stress that begins with an alarm response,
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followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery
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or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.
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hepatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inflammation of the liver,
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usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of
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appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function.
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host - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The organism or individual that is
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attacked by the infecting agent. |\ |\ |\ |\




human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


HIV, which damages the cells in the body's immune system so
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that the body is unable to fight infection or certain cancers.
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immune - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The body's ability to protect
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itself from acquiring a disease.
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indirect contact - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Exposure or
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transmission of disease from one person to another by contact |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


with a contaminated object.
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