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Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 39 Flashcards

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2750017359contaminationthe introduction of or contact with dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.0
2750017360dissemniationspreading1
2750017361domestic terrorismterrorism directed against the government or population without foreign direction.2
2750017556exposurethe dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time, or duration.3
2750017557international terrorismterrorism that is foreign-based or directed.4
2750017560multiple devicesdestructive devices, such as bombs, including both those used in the initial attack and those placed to be activated after an initial attack and timed to injure emergency responders and others who rush in to help care for those targeted by an initial attack. See also secondary devices.5
2750017848permeationthe movement of a substance through a surface or, on a molecular level, through intact materials; penetration, or spreading.6
2750017849remroentgen equivalent (in) man; a measure of radiation dosage.7
2750017850routes of entrypathways into the body, generally by absorption, ingestion, injection, or inhalation.8
2750018253secondary devicesdestructive devices, such as bombs, placed to be activated after an initial attack and timed to injure emergency responders and others who rush in to help care for those targeted by an initial attack. See also multiple devices.9
2750018254stratagiesbroad general plans designed to achieve desired outcomes.10
2750018255tacticsspecific operational actions to accomplish assigned tasks.11
2750018256terrorismthe unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives (U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, definition). See also domestic terrorism; international terrorism.12
2750018478weaponizationpackaging or producing a material, such as a chemical, biological, or radiological agent, so that it can be used as a weapon; for example, by dissemination in a bomb detonation or as an aerosol sprayed over an area or introduced into a ventilation system.13
2750018479weapons of mass destructionweapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among a population.14
2750019717zoonoticable to move through the animal-human barrier; transmissible from animals to humans.15

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