Ch 13 Vocab Flashcards
Coma
State of being unaware of one’s setting and not responding to people/places/things
Dementia
Loss of cognitive and social function (from changes in brain) temperature
Disaster
Sudden catastrophic event where people are injured/killed, property destroyed
Electrical shock
Electrical current passes through body
Elopement
When patient leaves Agency w/o staff knowing
Ground
Carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from electrical item
Hazard
Anything in person’s setting that can cause injury/illness
Hazardous chemical
Any chemical that’s a health/phys. Hazard
Hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of body
Incident
Any event that will/has harmed patient, staff, or visitor
Paralysis
Loss of muscle function/sensation
Paraplegia
Paralysis in legs and lower trunk
Waist down paralysis
Poison
Any substance harmful to body when ingested/injected/absorbed through skin
Quadriplegia (tetraplegia)
Paralysis in arms, legs, trunk (tetraplegia) - neck down
Suffocation
When breathing stops from lack of oxygen
Workplace violence
Violent acts directed toward person at work or while on duty (includes assault or threat of assault)
AED (abbreviation)
Automated External Defibrillator
*C
Centigrade
CDC (abbreviation)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS (abbreviation)
Centers for Medicare&Medicaid Services
CO (abbreviation)
Carbon Monoxide
CPR (abbreviation)
CardioPulmonary Resuscitation
EMS (Abbreviation)
Emergency Medical Services
*F
Fahrenheit
FBAO (abbreviation)
Foreign-body airway obstruction
HCS (abbreviation)
Hazard Communication Standard
ID
Identification
MET (Abbreviation)
Medical Emergency Team
OSHA (abbreviation)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PASS (abbreviation)
Pull safety pin
Aim low
Squeeze lever
Sweep back and forth
RACE (abbreviation)
Rescue
Alarm
Confine
Extinguish
RRT (abbreviation)
Rapid Response Team
SDS (abbreviation)
Safety Data Sheet
