CH 3 Wellness & Safety Vocabulary

A pre-employment medical examination to determine overall health status prior to beginning a job.

• concussion protocol

• vital signs

• toxicology report

• baseline health status

A component of standard precautions that involves the philosophy that all patients are considered infectious until proven otherwise.

• universal precautions

• standard precautions

• body substance isolation

• personal protective equipment

Any emotional or physical demand that causes stress.

• pathogen

• infection

• stressor

• incident

Practice of using a specific personal protective equipment to minimize contact with a patient's blood and body fluids.

• Universal Precautions

• Body Substance Isolation

• Critical Incident Stress Management

• Personal Protective Equipment

An extreme emotional state characterized by emotional exhaustion, a diminished sense of personal accomplishment and cynicism.

• anxiety

• burnout

• suicidal ideation

• distress

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• CDC

• CDCP

An emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition that occurs in response to adverse external influences.

• stress

• anger

• depression

• incompetence

Steps to take to protect against exposure to body fluids.

• universal precaution

• body substance precaution

• standard precaution

• critical incidence debriefing

Equipment such as gloves, mask, eye wear, gown, turnout gear and helmet that protects rescuers from infection and/or from exposure to hazardous materials and the dangers of rescue operations.

• personal protective equipment

• body substance isolation

• universal precautions

• standard precautions

A condition of being subjected to a fluid or substance capable of transmitting an infectious agent.

• contact

• exposure

• stressor

• pathogen