AAOS EMT EXAMINATION TEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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.
