A4 Revision Guide Questions Flashcards
What are the purposes of having workplace health and safety regulations in the health sector?
*Maintain the safety and well-being of both the individual and healthcare workers.
* Reduce risk to the individual and healthcare workers.
* Provide a duty of care to the individual and healthcare workers.
What is the purpose of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981?
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 set legal guidance for employers to provide adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and personnel (trained first aiders) to ensure employees receive immediate attention if they are injured or taken ill at work.
Give two ways that the Care Act 2014 provides health and safety guidance.
The Care Act 2014 places an obligation on local authorities (who are responsible for adult social care) to provide or arrange services that help to:
* Prevent people from developing needs for care
* Prevent the deterioration of people’s situations that could result in a need for ongoing care and support.
What is the purpose of the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017?
The purpose of the Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 is to impose duties on employers to protect employees and members of the public from:
* Radiation arising from work
* Radioactive substance.
* Any other forms of ionising radiation.
What is first aid?
First aid is immediate attention given to a person who becomes injured or is taken ill until full medical treatment is available (if it is necessary). It is not a replacement for proper medical attention, it is what happens before, for example, an ambulance arrives.
What is a first aider?
A first aider is a person who has been trained to give first aid at the level required in a setting after an appropriate first-aid needs assessment has been carried out.
List two responsibilities of a first aider.
Two from:
* Provide first-aid treatment for minor injuries and illness.
* Ensure the casualty is referred for further treatment (if necessary), appropriate to the circumstances of the injury/illness.
* Keep the first-aid box/kit clean, tidy and appropriately stocked
* Ensure the support provided (as far as possible) reflects the individual’s needs and does not discriminate against them in any way.
Which three elements form the role of the Resuscitation Council?
The three elements that form the role of the Resuscitation Council are to:
* Promote and publish high-quality scientific resuscitation guidelines
* Develop education materials for resuscitation
* Support research into resuscitation
What is the purpose of the resuscitation guidelines?
The resuscitation guidelines provide detailed information about basic and advanced life support, to empower healthcare workers to save lives through effective resuscitation
How are resuscitation guidelines used?
The resuscitation guidelines are used in the training and education, as well as everyday practice, of healthcare workers.
What is the primary purpose of manual handling regulations and training?
Manual handling regulations and training protect service users and service providers from injury or harm.
Give two reasons why following manual handling guideline and policies is important.
Two from:
* To protect individuals and healthcare professionals from harm
* To comply with the law
* To ensure the conditions of insurance are met
Jonti is a healthcare assistant in A&E. Portable X-ray machines are in regular use in the A&E department.
a) Identify the regulations that will keep Jonti safe when the X-ray machine is in use.
b) Outline the purpose of the regulations.
a) The Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 will keep Jonti safe.
b) The purpose of these regulations is to impose duties on employers to protect employees and members of the public from radiation arising from work, radioactive substances and any other form of ionising radiation.
Abimbola has recently completed the Emergency First Aid as Work course.
Identify one responsibility Abimbola has as the trained first aider in their workplace.
One from:
* Provide first-aid treatment for minor injuries and illness.
* Ensure the casualty is referred for further treatment (if necessary), appropriate to the circumstances of injury/illness
* Keep the first-aid box clean, tidy and appropriately stocked
* Ensure the support provided (as far as possible) reflects the individual’s needs and does not discriminate against them in any way.
Outline the purpose of the resuscitation guidelines.
The purpose of resuscitation guidelines is to establish the best possible process for resuscitating individuals in respiratory or cardiac arrest. Healthcare workers can read the guidelines, understand the best available evidence, and know the steps to take to resuscitate individuals in different situations. This ensures they are empowered to act in an emergency and to save lives.
