10.7 Injury Illness Flashcards
Injury or illness which requires more than first aid, may require more than one-time medical care, and the employee is able to return to work (full or limited duty) following the date of the injury or illness is considered:
Nondisabling Injury or Illness.
Injury or illness which results in an employee being unable to return to work following the date of the injury or illness is considered a:
Disabling Injury or Illness.
Disabling injury or illness which requires overnight hospital care other than for observation, a lengthy disability status, or disability retirement is considered a:
Serious Injury or Illness.
The reported severity of injury or illness (record only, first aid, nondisabling, disabling) is called the:
Injury or Illness Designation.
An aggravation of an injury or illness has an identifiable new incident of injury or illness and shall be processed as a new injury or illness is considered an:
Aggravation of Injury or Illness
A recurrence of an injury or illness does not have a new, clearly defined incident to cause injury or illness. It is a spontaneous reappearance of a prior condition is considered a:
Recurrence of Injury or Illness.
Commanders or their designees shall personally meet with employees to review the reasons their injuries, illnesses, or hazardous exposures were deemed:
preventable
T/F
Employees may appeal the determination of preventability to their command’s occupational safety committees. Committee members may change the determination of preventability.
False, may not, may only make recommendations to the commander for consideration of possible mitigating factors
Employees may continue secondary employment so long as:
Employee may be required to provide documentation from doctor stating:
The continued employment does not hinder recovery.
Secondary employment will not hinder recovery
T/F
Employees shall notify their supervisors if their secondary employment is affecting their ability to recover
True
Supervisors (shall/should/may) be personally and actively involved in injury and illness case management.
Shall
Supervisors, if practical, (shall/should/may) accompany employees to their initial medical appointments and discuss work capability with the employee’s medical care providers.
T/F
Supervisors should attempt to be present when employees are being examined by medical care providers
Shall
False, In no event shall supervisors attempt to be present
T/F
The possibility of assignment to limited duty when medically appropriate shall not be reviewed with medical care providers, but an estimated date of return to duty should be obtained.
False, The possibility of assignment to limited duty when medically appropriate SHALL be reviewed with medical care providers AND an estimated date of return to duty obtained.
Supervisors shall notify the commander if it appears that an employee is not:
making a good-faith effort toward prescribed medical rehabilitation.
Employees (shall/should/may) report injuries, illnesses, or hazardous exposures, or recurrences or aggravations of any injuries or illnesses, to their supervisors as soon as possible
Shall
Employees shall also provide their physician with a:
CHP 443, Limited Duty Assignment – Physician’s Report.
T/F
Employees shall report to their commander the use of prescription medication which might be reasonably expected to adversely affect their job performance.
True
Uniformed employees who are off duty as a result of an industrial or non-industrial injury or illness where a physician has diagnosed that the employee is not capable of performing the 14 California Highway Patrol Officer Tasks (Annex P-8) (shall/should) not engage in any activity requiring the use of peace officer powers.
Shall
Employees (shall/should/may) return to full or limited duty as soon as medically appropriate.
Shall
Employees shall ensure submission of their completed and signed STD. 634s to their commands in accordance with policy and in no case later than:
the first working day following the end of each pay period.
Death/serious injury illness
Comm-Net Message shall be transmitted to the appropriate Assistant Commissioner and DRU within:
eight hours of occurrence
Reporting to Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) shall be made by telephone within:
eight hours
The appropriate SCIF office shall be notified by telephone within:
as soon as possible
Volunteers are not employees and therefore not entitled to departmental workers’ compensation benefits, unless:
Employing agency adopts resolution recognizing them as employees.