Sports Medicine - Infection Control/Vital Signs

notification / incident

if you get a needle stick, after cleaning the would, you should fill out a standard _______ report form

bradycardia

a heart rate or pulse that is less than 60 beats per minute is called ______

first two fingers

to feel the radial pulse, it is best to use your _____

TRUE

a person in cardiac arrest will have no pulse. (True or False)

TRUE

the rate of (respiration) increases when the cells need more energy, such a during exercise (True or False)

11

an athlete who breathes in 11 times and out 11 times would have a respiration rate of ____

low

A cross-country runner who had not had enough fluids would probably have _____ blood pressure.

reservoir host

an individual in which infectious microorganisms reside is called the

portal of exit.

breaks in the skin, saliva, reproductive secretions, and blood are examples of

Route of Transmission

an insect that transmits West Nile Virus to a child in New Jersey is an example of

washing hands

which of the following is most important in maintaining an aseptic environment?

120 seconds

for proper handwashing you should scrub your hands for

hepatitis A

which of the following would not be transmitted by a needle stick?

thready

a pulse that is weak and rapid is called

wrist

the radial pulse site is located at the

brachial

which pulse site is most commonly used for checking blood pressure

dorsalis pedis pulse site

if you wanted to check the circulation in the foot of an athlete who had an ankle injury, you would use the

6-8 breaths per minute

a normal rate of respiration for a well-trained athlete would be

to assess the conditions of the various body systems

what is the main purpose in taking an individual's vital signs

shock, bleeding, diabetic coma, or heat exhaustion

a rapid but weak pulse usually will indicate

regular or irregular

the rhythm of a pulse is described as

tachypnea

abnormally rapid breathing is called

Standard Precautions

guidelines to protect healthcare workers from exposure to disease-causing microorganisms in blood

carriers

people or animals with no disease symptoms but can still transmit the disease

sterilized

complete destruction of all microbial life

aseptic

preventing infection

transmitted

transferred

immune system

blood cells that fight infections and disease

clean technique

practices or procedures that ensure removal or destruction of infected material or organimsms

bacteria

single-celled organisms that can destroy blood cels

homeostasis

valance or state of equilibrium in body systems

vital signs

assessment of body functions essential to life (heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, temperature)

arteries

vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the body

repirations

bringing oxygen into the body and expelling carbon dioxide

hypertension

high blood pressure

blood pressure

force exerted by blood circulating against wall of arteries

veins

vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart

core temperature

how warm it is inside the body

bradypnea

abnormally slow breathing

dyspnea

shortness of breath

Cheyne-stokes repiration

periods of apnea followed by periods of fast and slow breathing

kussmaul's breathing

deep gasping breaths

apnea

temporary or permanent stopping of breathing

tachypnea

abnormally rapid breathing

link

the spread of disease can be stopped by removing any _____ in the chain of infection

contamination

you should avoid touching anything else while you put on gloves, to avoid

carelessness

most needle sticks occur due to _______

contract

blood vessels expand and contract ________ every time that heart beats

irregular

a pulse that speeds up and slows down while the person is sitting still is and ________ pulse

temporal

the _______ artery is located on the face in front of the ear

expiration

a single respiration consists of one inspiration and one ________

hypothalamus

the area in the brain that regulates body temperature is called the_________