Ch 2 Vocab

Acute stress reactions

Reactions to stress that occur during a traumatic situation.

Delayed stress reactions

Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation.

Aerosol-generating procedure

Treatments that increase the risk for transmission of infections that are spread through the air or by droplets (ex CPR)

Airborne transmission

The spread of an organism via droplets or dust

Bloodborne pathogens

Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and cause disease - hep B, HIV

Communicable disease

Diseases that can be spread from one person or species to another.

Concealment

The use of objects to limit a person’s ability to see you.

Cover

The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.

Contamination

The presence of infectious organisms on/in objects —> dressings, water, food, needles, wounds.

Critical incident stress management (CISM)

A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them.

Direct contact

Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from one person to another by physical contact.

Eustress

A beneficial response to a stressor.

Exposure

A situation in which a person has had contact w/ blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles suggesting disease transmission occurred.

General adaptation syndrome

The body’s response to stress that begins w/ an alarm response, followed by a stage of reaction and resistance, and then recovery or, if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.

Hepatitis

Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, causing fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, altered liver function

Host

The organism or individual that is attacked by the infecting agent.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

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.

Indirect contact

Exposure or transmission of disease from one person to another by contact with a contaminated object.

Infection

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.

Infectious disease

A medical condition caused by the growth and spread of small, harmful organisms w/in the body.

Pathogen

A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.

Transmission

The way in which an infectious disease is spread: contact, airborne.