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| A State Of Being Unaware Of One's Setting And Being Unable To React Or Respond To People, Places, Or Things. |
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| The Loss Of Cognitive Skills caused by damage to the brain/ |
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| Anything That Pose As Harm To A Person's Setting |
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| Paralysis (PLegia) On One Side (Hemi) Of The Body |
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| Electrical Current Passes Through The Body |
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| Loss Of Either Muscle FX, Sensation Or Both |
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| An Event That Harm Or Poses As Harm To A Patient, Visitor Or Staff |
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| Any Harmful Substance Injested, Inahled, Absorbed, Injected Into The Body. |
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| That Which Carries Leaking Electricity To And Away From An Electrical Item |
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| A Sudden Catastrophic Event Where People MAy Be Injured/Killed And Property Destroyed. |
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| A Chemical That Poses Harm In The Work Place. |
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| Paralysis In The Legs And Lower Trunk |
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| Paralysis In The Arms, Legs, And Trunk. Also Called Tetraplegia |
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| Violent Acts Directed to Coworkers while At work. |
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| Breathing Stops Because Of Lack Of Oxgen |
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| Automated External Defibrillator |
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| Centers For Disease Control And Prevention |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
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| Emergency Medical Services |
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| Foreign-Body Airway Obstruction |
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| Material Safety Data Sheet |
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| Occupational Safety Health Administration |
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| Pull the safety pin, Aim low, Squeeze the lever, Sweep back and forth |
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| Rescue, Alarm, Confide, Extinguish |
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Patients, Residents, Visitors and Co-Workers. |
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| Who Are At Risk For Falls? |
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| What Is The Purpose Of Safety Measures In Health Care Agencies? |
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| To decrease the person's risk of accidents and injuries without limiting mobility and independence |
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| Where Can You Find Safety Measures Needed By The Person? |
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In the person care Plan
NB: These measures are not to intefere with the person's rights. |
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| What Does Safe Setting Provide? |
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| The person feels safe and secure physically and mentally |
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| List The (8) Factors That Increase Risk Of Injuries/Accidents |
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Age- children and older people
Awareness
Aggitated and Aggressive Behavior
Vision Loss
Hearing Loss
Impaired smell and Touch
Impaired Mobility
Drugs |
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| What Causes Aggitated And Aggressive Behaviors? |
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| Pain, Confusion, Decreased Awareness of surrounding and fear of what might happen. |
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True/false
Illness And Aging Can Affect Smell and Touch |
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| What Are Risk To A Resident Due To Impaired Touch |
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| Side Effects Of Drugs Includes: |
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| Loss of bladder, confusion, fearful, uncooperative,disorientation,drowsiness, and lack of coordination. REPORT CHANGES TO NURSE AT ONCE. |
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| When you can correct simple safety issues in the work place what should you do? |
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| Correct them!!!! as soon as you know. Even if you did not cause the accident. It may cause another accident. |
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| You cannot Correct Some Safety Issues? These are: |
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Electrical outlets that do not work, Electrical outlets/switches coming out of the wall
Knobs/handles broken
odd smells, odors and doors
Broken furnitures |
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| List some of the General Safety of A person |
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- Never leave infants unattended
- Avoid baby walkers on wheels
- Do not leave child near decks
- always lock highchair tray
- Keep highchair away from stoves
- Use safety straps to fasten children
- Use childproof locks/knobs to prevent going outside
- Keep sharp objects like knives stored away
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| Other general safety measures |
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Keep stairs free from toys
Use safety gates
Remove heavy items from low tables |
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| Falls, Poisons, choking, burns are risk for |
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| Dementia is caused by what? |
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Make sure guard rails are frimly attached to bed with screws or bolts.
Check infants often when in cribs
Do not let children under six sleep sllep on the top bunk. |
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| List (4) Electrical Safety |
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Keep electrical items away from sink
Tie appliance cords up and out of reach
unplug electrical items when not in use
place safety covers over electrical outlets |
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