TARGET SKILLS: Anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, psychosocial impact, reporting requirements, prognosis, and management of: A patient who may have an infectious Meningococcal meningitis disease Tuberculosis How to decontaminate the ambulance Tetanus and equipment treating a patient diseases A patient who may be infected with a Sexually transmitted disease bloodborne pathogen Gastroenteritis HIV related disease Fungal infections – Hepatitis B Rabies Antibiotic resistant infections Scabies and lice Current infectious diseases prevalent in Lyme disease the community Mountain Spotted Fever Hepatitis Antibiotic resistant infections Pneumonia Key Terminology: Communicable disease Virulence Icterus Infectious disease Host resistance Human Endemic Incubation period immunodeficiency virus Epidemic Communicable period (HIV) Pandemic Vesicles Seropositive Bacteria Infection Acquired Viruses Meningitis immunodeficiency Fungi Meningococcal syndrome (AIDS) Parasites meningitis Opportunistic infections Contact transmission Tuberculosis (TB) Infectious hepatitis Bloodborne pathogens Tuberculin skin test Zoonotic Fomites Pneumonia West Nile (WNV) Droplet transmission Respiratory syncytial Lyme disease Airborne transmission virus (RSV) Hantavirus Vector Mononucleosis Rabies Other potential infectious Influenza Tetanus materials (OPIM) Sexually transmitted Staphylococcus aureus Needleless systems diseases (STDs) Colonized Designated infection Gonorrhea Nosocomial infection control officer (DICO) Syphilis Measles Source individual Chancre Rubella Standard precautions Chlamydia Mumps Vaccines Scabies Chickenpox Vaccinations Lice Pertussis Immunization Viral hepatitis Severe acute respiratory Contaminated Serum hepatitis syndrome (SARS) Carriers Jaundice Avian (bird) flu Objectives: DOT Objectives EMS Education Standards
TARGET SKILLS: Anatomy, physiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, psychosocial impact, reporting requirements, prognosis, and management of: A patient who may have an infectious disease How to decontaminate the ambulance and equipment treating a patient A patient who may be infected with a bloodborne pathogen HIV – related disease Hepatitis B Antibiotic resistant infections Current infectious diseases prevalent in the community Hepatitis Pneumonia Meningococcal meningitis Tuberculosis Tetanus diseases Sexually transmitted disease Gastroenteritis Fungal infections Rabies Scabies and lice Lyme disease Mountain Spotted Fever Antibiotic resistant infections Key Terminology: Communicable disease Infectious disease Endemic Epidemic Pandemic Bacteria Viruses Fungi Parasites Contact transmission Bloodborne pathogens Fomites Droplet transmission Airborne transmission Vector Other potential infectious materials (OPIM) Needleless systems Designated infection control officer (DICO) Source individual Standard precautions Vaccines Vaccinations Immunization Contaminated Carriers Virulence Host resistance Incubation period Communicable period Vesicles Infection Meningitis Meningococcal meningitis Tuberculosis (TB) Tuberculin skin test Pneumonia Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Mononucleosis Influenza Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) Gonorrhea Syphilis Chancre Chlamydia Scabies Lice Viral hepatitis Serum hepatitis Jaundice Icterus Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Seropositive Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Opportunistic infections Infectious hepatitis Zoonotic West Nile (WNV) Lyme disease Hantavirus Rabies Tetanus Staphylococcus aureus Colonized Nosocomial infection Measles Rubella Mumps Chickenpox Pertussis Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Avian (bird) flu Objectives: DOT Objectives EMS Education Standards
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