Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 39 Flashcards

2750017359	contamination	the introduction of or contact with dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.	0
2750017360	dissemniation	spreading	1
2750017361	domestic terrorism	terrorism directed against the government or population without foreign direction.	2
2750017556	exposure	the dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time, or duration.	3
2750017557	international terrorism	terrorism that is foreign-based or directed.	4
2750017560	multiple devices	destructive 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
2750017848	permeation	the movement of a substance through a surface or, on a molecular level, through intact materials; penetration, or spreading.	6
2750017849	rem	roentgen equivalent (in) man; a measure of radiation dosage.	7
2750017850	routes of entry	pathways into the body, generally by absorption, ingestion, injection, or inhalation.	8
2750018253	secondary devices	destructive 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
2750018254	stratagies	broad general plans designed to achieve desired outcomes.	10
2750018255	tactics	specific operational actions to accomplish assigned tasks.	11
2750018256	terrorism	the 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
2750018478	weaponization	packaging 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
2750018479	weapons of mass destruction	weapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among a population.	14
2750019717	zoonotic	able to move through the animal-human barrier; transmissible from animals to humans.	15