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11 Cards in this Set
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List the three leading causes of accidental death in the United States.
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Motor Vehicle
Poisoning Falls |
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Identify factors that create safety risks
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Developmental stage
lifestyle cognitive awareness sensoriperecptual status ability to communicate mobility physical and emotional health awareness of safety measures |
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3. Identify at least five safety hazards in the home environment and interventions to prevent injury from them
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Poisoning:
Household chemicals, lead, medicines, cosmetics. Prevention: Cabinet locks, store poison high, keep Poison Control telephone number available Treat: Depends on type of poison ingested; antidotes, charcoal, etc. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Produced by burning fuel: gas, wood, oil, kerosene Prevention: Carbon monoxide detector Treat: 100% humidified oxygen Scalds and Burns: Hot water, grease, sunburn, cigarettes Prevention: Guardrails by fireplace Turning pot handles Care with candles Sunscreen Care when warming food in microwave Fires: Cooking fires, smoke inhalation, home heating equipment Prevention: Smoke alarms Caution with cigarettes Fire extinguisher No candles unattended Safety with holiday lights Care with electrical cords Falls: Prevalent in those >65 years Slippery floors, tubs; low toilet seat, high bed Prevention: Nonskid shoes, tidy clothes, proper lighting, grab bars/rails, no scatter rugs Firearms Injuries: Youth suicides; domestic violence Prevention: Firearms safety education for parents and children, proper locked storage, keep ammunition separate Suffocation/Asphyxiation: Drowning, choking, smoke/gas inhalation Children 0-4 years old high risk Prevention: Watch for small, removable parts Cut food into tiny pieces Attention to mobiles, strings, cords, plastic bags Barrier to pool Know Heimlich maneuver Take-Home Toxins: Pathogenic microorganisms, asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic Prevention: Be aware of workplace preventive measures Remove work clothing Shower if appropriate Gloves |
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Discuss the steps to follow when you suspect that a client has ingested a poisonous substance
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Attempt to find out what substance the client has injested, monitor vital signs, call poison control
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Describe the Heimlich maneuver, and identify instances when it is appropriate to use it
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Use Heimlich when an adult gives the choking sign, and on children older than one year old who are choking
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6. Describe the four main physical hazards that are found in the community and interventions to prevent injury from them
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Community-Acquired Pathogens:
Food-borne, Prevention: Proper storage, cleaning, and cooking of foods; clean cooking surfaces; Vector-borne Prevention: Drain standing water; insect repellents; protect skin contact with insects; wipe out breeding areas Pollution: Air, water, noise, soil Prevention: Proper disposal and recycling of solid wastes Environmentally safe products Car pool, public transport Ear plugs Electrical Storms: Prevention: During a storm: lowest spot possible In large building, away from water No use of metal objects |
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Describe and give examples of hazards that we encounter in the healthcare agency
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Back injury, Body mechanics
Needlestick injury, Sharps awareness, proper disposal Radiation injury, Radiation precautions Workplace violence, Environmental awareness of personal safety |
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Identify four interventions to prevent falls in the healthcare agency
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Conduct a "fall" assesment on the client. Ues equipment such as chair or bed sensors
educate client keep room properly lit, and free of debris, and spills |
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Discuss when it is appropriate to use siderails in the healthcare agency
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To promote a safe environment or as an aid to independance, a half or quarter length upper side rail rail can be used
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How do you properly apply restraints and prevent injury in clients who are restrained
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Restraints are only to be used when ordered if the patient is a danger to self or others, or temporarly while a procedure is being performed, and as a last resort when all else has failed.
Obtain medical order, and family consent if possible Pad bony prominences Tie and knot the restraints in a way that they can be easily released in an emergency Never tie restraints to a siderail adjust restraints to maintain good body alignment, comfort and safety be sure that restraints do not restrict blood flow to any area At LEAST every 2 hours release restraintsprovide skin care, range of motion, ambulation, toileting, hydration and nutrition.DOCUMENT Assess circulation, skin integrity, and need for continuing restraint. DOCUMENT Check restraints every 30 minutes |
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Discuss at least one instrument that is used to assess the client who is at risk for falls
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Morse Fall Scale
1. Does the patient have a history of falling 2. Does the person have more than one medical diagnosis 3. Does the person use ambulatory aids 4. Does the person have an IV line or heparin lock 5. Is the person's gait normal, stooped or otherwise impaired 6. What is the person's mental status |
