Ch 12 Vocab

Question 0

Dementia

Answer 0

The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain

Question 1

Coma

Answer 1

A state of being unaware of one’s surroundings and being unable to react or respond to people, places, or things

Question 2

Disaster

Answer 2

A sudden catastrophic event in which people are injured and killed and property is destroyed

Question 3

Electrical shock

Answer 3

When electrical current passes through the body

Question 4

Ground

Answer 4

That which carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from an electrical item

Question 5

Hazard

Answer 5

Any thing in a person’s setting that may cause injury or illness

Question 6

Hazardous substance

Answer 6

Any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm

Question 7

Hemiplegia

Answer 7

Paralysis on one side of the body

Question 8

Incident

Answer 8

Any event that has harmed or could harm a resident, visitor, of staff member

Question 9

Paralysis

Answer 9

Loss of muscle function, loss of sensation, or loss of both muscle function and sensation

Question 10

Paraplegia

Answer 10

Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk

Question 11

Quadriplegia

Answer 11

Paralysis in the arms, legs, and trunk; tetreplegia

Question 12

Suffocation

Answer 12

When breathing stops from the lack of oxygen

Question 13

Workplace violence

Answer 13

Violent (including assault and threat of assault) directed toward persons at work or while on duty