WorksheetsEMT Safety and Wellness Vocab
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 16mins
Reactions to stress that occur -during- a traumatic situation.
Acute stress reactions.
Pathogen
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Resilience
Treatments that increase the risk for transmission of an infection spread through the air or by droplets. Example: CPR
Standard precautions.
Distress
Indirect Contact
Aerosol-generating procedure.
A combination of exhaustion ,cynicism, and reduced performance resulting from long-term job stresses in health care and other high stress professions.
Wellness
Resilience
Burnout
Eustress
A stress disorder characterized by gradual lessening of compassion over time.
Resilience
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Compassion Fatigue
Wellness
How much sleep do you get regularly get each day?
5 hours or less.
6-7
8-9
A lot! 9+
The use of objects to limit a person's ability to see you.
Cover
Concealment
The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier for protection.
Cover
Concealment
A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the emergency services personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
General Adaption Syndrome
Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM)
Reactions to stress that occur after a stressful situation.
Acute Stress Reaction
Delayed Stress Reaction
Concealment
Wellness
What do you do to exercise or stay active?
A negative response to a stressor.
Distress
Eustress
A beneficial response to a stressor.
Distress
Eustress
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.
Compassion Fatigue
Resilience
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
General Adaption Syndrome
A microorganism that is capable of causing disease in a susceptible host.
Pathogen
Resilience
Host
Immune
A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident. Often the result of one or more unresolved issues concerning that incident, and may relate to an incident that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm.
Delayed Stress Reaction
Acute Stress Reaction
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Wellness
The capacity of an individual to cope with and recover from distress.
Resilience
General Adaption Syndrome
Compassion Fatigue
Acute Stress Reactions
The active pursuit of a state of good health.
Burnout
Infection
Wellness
Concealment
Draw a picture of how to think PTSD would feel.

