Well-Being of EMR

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Identify the statement below that is NOT true of Emergency Medical Responder families: They may fear that the job means more to the rescuer than they do. If they are normal, they will not become stressed. They may focus on the dangers involved in the job. They may focus on the dangers involved in the job.

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If they are normal, they will not become stressed.

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) may be contracted by: touching the infected person's skin, eating with a fork that belongs to an infected person, contact with bodily fluids of an infected person, handling household belongings of an infected person.

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contact with bodily fluids of an infected person.

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A little while after you arrive home from a traffic-fatality incident, you receive a telephone call from your captain. A critical incident stress debriefing has been set up for your crew tomorrow. You know that your participation is on a completely voluntary basis, but you realize you should participate because:

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it may help you and your coworkers better understand your feelings.

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You receive a call to a patient with the complaint of shortness of breath, fever, and coughing. Your first priority in managing this situation should be to: confirm personal safety and personal protective equipment.

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confirm personal safety and personal protective equipment.

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You receive a call to a patient with the complaint of shortness of breath, fever, and coughing. The appropriate protective equipment for caring for this patient would include all of the following EXCEPT: gowns, gloves, eye protection, appropriate face masks.

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gowns.

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You receive a call to a patient with the complaint of shortness of breath, fever, and coughing. As with the patient in the example, Emergency Medical Responders know that the most common diseases of concern to them include all of the following EXCEPT: acquired immune deficiency syndrome, meningitis, hepatitis B virus.

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whooping cough.

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The governmental organization that sets strict standards to reduce the possibility of infectious exposure is:

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OSHA.

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You are called to the scene of an overturned tanker truck. Arriving at the scene, you notice fluid draining from the underside of the truck. You use your binoculars to look at the placard on the back of the vehicle so that you can identify the material using your:

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North American Emergency Response Guide.

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The appropriate respiratory protection when caring for a patient with known active TB is:

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N95 HEPA mask.

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In a hazardous material incident, the Emergency Medical Responder's primary responsibility would be:

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personal protection.