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Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 39 terms Flashcards

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4263876941contaminationthe introduction of or contact with dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.0
4263876942dissemniationspreading1
4263876943domestic terrorismterrorism directed against the government or population without foreign direction.2
4263876944exposurethe dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time, or duration.3
4263876945international terrorismterrorism that is foreign-based or directed.4
4263876946multiple 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
4263876947permeationthe movement of a substance through a surface or, on a molecular level, through intact materials; penetration, or spreading.6
4263876948remroentgen equivalent (in) man; a measure of radiation dosage.7
4263876949routes of entrypathways into the body, generally by absorption, ingestion, injection, or inhalation.8
4263876950secondary 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
4263876951stratagiesbroad general plans designed to achieve desired outcomes.10
4263876952tacticsspecific operational actions to accomplish assigned tasks.11
4263876953terrorismthe 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
4263876954weaponizationpackaging 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
4263876955weapons of mass destructionweapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among a population.14
4263876956zoonoticable to move through the animal-human barrier; transmissible from animals to humans.15

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