Basic Patient Handling Flashcards
1
Q
Personal Hygiene & Safety
A
Hand washing, waste disposal, decontamination
2
Q
An alignment of the body parts whether upright, sitting, or recumbent
A
Posture
3
Q
Essential to your health (2)
A
Good posture & Proper Body Mechanics
4
Q
Use of one`s body to produce motion that is safe, energy-conserving, and anatomically and physiologically efficient and maintains body balance
and control
A
Body mechanics
5
Q
2 actions
required to use for proper body mechanics
A
Center of gravity (COG) and the base of support (BOS)