Safety

Front 1

Lifestyle factors that place people at risk

Back 1

unsafe work environment, residence w/ high crime rate, access to guns and ammunition, insufficient income to but safety equipment

Front 2

The infants crib slats should be no more than __________ inches apart.

Back 2

2 3/8

Front 3

The most frequent causes of fatalities in descending order for school age kids are:

Back 3

motor vehicle accidents, drownings, fires, and firearms.

Front 4

Adolescents are at risk for ______ _______ b/c their coordination skills are not fully developed.

Back 4

sports injuries

Front 5

What age is at most risk for unintentional firearm injury?

Back 5

2-12 yr old.

Front 6

What are the two leading causes of death among teenagers?

Back 6

suicide and homicide
Adolescent males commit suicide at a higher rate than adolescent females, and african americans commit homicide more than european americans. Suicides by firearms and exhaust gases are the most common.

Front 7

What are the most frequently used weapons used in suicide and homicide?

Back 7

firearms and then stabbing tools are the next frequently used weapon.

Front 8

Young adults leading cause of mortality?

Back 8

motor vehicle accidents

Front 9

middle aged adults leading cause of death?

Back 9

motor vehicle accidents
decreased reaction time and visual acuity make them more prone to accidents.

Front 10

_______ men are most likely to commit suicide.

Back 10

white

Front 11

a burn from a hot liquid or vapor, such as steam

Back 11

scald

Front 12

results from excessive exposure to thermal, chemical, electric, or radioactive agents

Back 12

burn

Front 13

common home hazard that cause scalds

Back 13

pot handles that protrude over the edge of a stove- electric appliances used to heat liquids or oils-excessively hot bath water.

Front 14

when a fire occurs the nurse follows 4 sequential priorities

Back 14

protect and evacuate clients who are in immediate danger, report the fire, contain the fire, extinguish the fire.

Front 15

categories of fires

Back 15

Class A: paper, wood, rags, rubbishclass b: flammable liquids and gases class c electrical

Front 16

sound levels above _____ decibels are painful and can cause hearing damage

Back 16

120 decibels

Front 17

any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to the client body- restrict the clients movement

Back 17

physical restaints

Front 18

restraints for children

Back 18

mummy restraints, elbow, crib nets

Front 19

restraint types for adults

Back 19

jacket, belt, mitt or hand, limb, geri chairs, wheelchairs to confine activity, vests, belt or safety strap body restraints for clients being moved in wheelchairs or on stretchers.

Front 20

extinguisher types

Back 20

Type A water-B or C-dry/chemical C- multipurpose dry chemical D special dry powder

Front 21

Fire containment strategies

Back 21

close doors and windows-place wet towels along base of doors-turning of oxygen and electrical equipment-using fire extinguishers

Front 22

PASS-fire extinguisher use

Back 22

pull-aim-sqeeze-sweep

Front 23

HRMC code red

Back 23

alarm is sounded-alarm alert fire dpt-code red and location over pa system-close all doors-know all pts w/ oxygen in use-turn off non-essential electrical equipment-remove clutter from hall-nurse stationed at all points

Front 24

poison

Back 24

any substance that impairs health or destroys life when ingested, inhaled, or otherwise absorbed by the body.

Front 25

poison effects

Back 25

can impair resp, circulatory, cns, hepatic, gi, renal

Front 26

nursing action if pt in shock

Back 26

determine if pt has a pulse-no pulse dial 911 start CPR If pt has a pulse- and alert and oriented-VS assess skin for thermal injury Call MD If in home go to Er