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Body Substance Isolation (BSI)
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An infection control concept and practice that assumes that all body fluids are potentially infectious.
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Burnout
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A condition of chronic fatigue and frustration that results from mounting stress over time.
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Carrier
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An animal or person who is infected with and may transmit an infectious disease but may not display any symptoms of it; also known as a vector.
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Communicable Disease
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Any disease that can be spread from person to person, or from animal to person.
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Contagious Disease
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An infectious disease that is capable of being transmitted from one person to another.
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Contamination
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The presence of infectious organisms on or in objects such as dressings, water, food, needles, wounds, or a patient's body.
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Cover and Concealment
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The tactical use of an impenetrable barrier to conceal EMS personnel and protect them from projectiles.
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Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
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A confidential peer group discussion of a severely stressful incident that usually occurs within 24 to 72 hours of the incident.
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Critical Incident Stress Management
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A process that confronts the responses to critical incidents and defuses them, directing the EMS personnel toward physical and emotional equilibrium.
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Designated Officer
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The individual in the department who is charged with the responsibility of managing exposures and infection control issues.
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Direct Contact
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Exposure or transmission of a communicable disease from on person to another by physical contact.
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Exposure
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A person has had contact with blood, body fluids, tissues, or airborne particles in a manner that suggests that disease transmission may occur.
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Exposure Control Plan
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A comprehensive plan that helps employees to reduce their risk of exposure to or acquisition of communicable diseases.
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General Adaptation Syndrome
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Body's three-stage response to stress. (1.) Alarm response, (2.) Reaction/Resistance, (3.) Recover/Exhaustion
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Hepatitis
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Inflammation of the liver that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and alter liver function.
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