Emergency Care 13th Edition Chapter 39 terms Flashcards

4263876941	contamination	the introduction of or contact with dangerous chemicals, disease, or infectious materials.	0
4263876942	dissemniation	spreading	1
4263876943	domestic terrorism	terrorism directed against the government or population without foreign direction.	2
4263876944	exposure	the dose or concentration of an agent multiplied by the time, or duration.	3
4263876945	international terrorism	terrorism that is foreign-based or directed.	4
4263876946	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
4263876947	permeation	the movement of a substance through a surface or, on a molecular level, through intact materials; penetration, or spreading.	6
4263876948	rem	roentgen equivalent (in) man; a measure of radiation dosage.	7
4263876949	routes of entry	pathways into the body, generally by absorption, ingestion, injection, or inhalation.	8
4263876950	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
4263876951	stratagies	broad general plans designed to achieve desired outcomes.	10
4263876952	tactics	specific operational actions to accomplish assigned tasks.	11
4263876953	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
4263876954	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
4263876955	weapons of mass destruction	weapons, devices, or agents intended to cause widespread harm and/or fear among a population.	14
4263876956	zoonotic	able to move through the animal-human barrier; transmissible from animals to humans.	15