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AAOS EMT Chapter 15 - Medical Overview Questions and Answers
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AAOS EMT Chapter 15 - MedicalOverview Questions and Answers
trauma emergencies - Answer -involve injuries resulting from physical forces applied to
the body
medical emergencies - Answer -involve illness or conditions caused by disease
index of suspicion - Answer -your awareness and concern for potentially serious
underlying and unseen injuries
infectious disease - Answer -a medical condition caused by the growth of small, harmful
organisms within the body
communicable disease - Answer -a disease that can be spread from one person or
species to another
epidemic - Answer -occurs when new cases of a disease in a human population
substantially exceed the number expected based on recent experience
pandemic - Answer -an outbreak that occurs on a global scale
influenza - Answer -a virus that has crossed the animal/human barrier and infected
humans and that kills thousands of people every year
herpes simplex - Answer -a common virus that is asymptomatic in 80% of people
carrying it; characterized by small fluid-filled blisters (vesicles) on the lips or genitals in
symptomatic infections
HIV - Answer -•virus that attack the body's immune system, making it difficult for the
natural defenses to fight; if develops into AIDS, minor illnesses can become fatal
•a potential hazard only when deposited on mucous membranes or directly into the
bloodstream
hepatitis - Answer -inflammation, and often infection, of the liver
virulence - Answer -the strength or ability of a pathogen to produce disease
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