Ch 13 Vocab

Question 1

Coma

Answer 1

State of being unaware of one’s setting and not responding to people/places/things

Question 2

Dementia

Answer 2

Loss of cognitive and social function (from changes in brain) temperature

Question 3

Disaster

Answer 3

Sudden catastrophic event where people are injured/killed, property destroyed

Question 4

Electrical shock

Answer 4

Electrical current passes through body

Question 5

Elopement

Answer 5

When patient leaves Agency w/o staff knowing

Question 6

Ground

Answer 6

Carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from electrical item

Question 7

Hazard

Answer 7

Anything in person’s setting that can cause injury/illness

Question 8

Hazardous chemical

Answer 8

Any chemical that’s a health/phys. Hazard

Question 9

Hemiplegia

Answer 9

Paralysis on one side of body

Question 10

Incident

Answer 10

Any event that will/has harmed patient, staff, or visitor

Question 11

Paralysis

Answer 11

Loss of muscle function/sensation

Question 12

Paraplegia

Answer 12

Paralysis in legs and lower trunk

Waist down paralysis

Question 13

Poison

Answer 13

Any substance harmful to body when ingested/injected/absorbed through skin

Question 14

Quadriplegia (tetraplegia)

Answer 14

Paralysis in arms, legs, trunk (tetraplegia) - neck down

Question 15

Suffocation

Answer 15

When breathing stops from lack of oxygen

Question 16

Workplace violence

Answer 16

Violent acts directed toward person at work or while on duty (includes assault or threat of assault)

Question 17

AED (abbreviation)

Answer 17

Automated External Defibrillator

Question 18

*C

Answer 18

Centigrade

Question 19

CDC (abbreviation)

Answer 19

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Question 20

CMS (abbreviation)

Answer 20

Centers for Medicare&Medicaid Services

Question 21

CO (abbreviation)

Answer 21

Carbon Monoxide

Question 22

CPR (abbreviation)

Answer 22

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation

Question 23

EMS (Abbreviation)

Answer 23

Emergency Medical Services

Question 24

*F

Answer 24

Fahrenheit

Question 25

FBAO (abbreviation)

Answer 25

Foreign-body airway obstruction

Question 26

HCS (abbreviation)

Answer 26

Hazard Communication Standard

Question 27

ID

Answer 27

Identification

Question 28

MET (Abbreviation)

Answer 28

Medical Emergency Team

Question 29

OSHA (abbreviation)

Answer 29

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Question 30

PASS (abbreviation)

Answer 30

Pull safety pin Aim low Squeeze lever Sweep back and forth

Question 31

RACE (abbreviation)

Answer 31

Rescue Alarm Confine Extinguish

Question 32

RRT (abbreviation)

Answer 32

Rapid Response Team

Question 33

SDS (abbreviation)

Answer 33

Safety Data Sheet