ch. 28

Question 1

asphyxiation

Answer 1

stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs; synonym for suffocation

Question 2

bioterrorism

Answer 2

the deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a community to cause widespread illness, fear, and panic

Question 3

chemical emergency

Answer 3

event caused by the release of a chemical compound that has the potential for harming people’s health

Question 4

cyber terror

Answer 4

the use of high-tech means to disable or delete critical electronic infrastructure data or information

Question 5

intersectionality

Answer 5

occurs when race, sex, gender, class, and other individual characteristics intersect and overlap with one another, often leading to an increased burden of discrimination on several fronts and other negative outcomes

Question 6

nuclear terrorism

Answer 6

intentional dispersal of radioactive materials into the environment for the purpose of causing injury and death

Question 7

safety event report

Answer 7

documentation describing any injury or potential for injury suffered by a patient in a health care facility

Question 8

sentinel event

Answer 8

an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof

Question 9

Concussion Signs

Answer 9

headache, vomiting, mentally foggy, irritability, drowsiness

Question 10

RACE

Answer 10

R-rescue anyone in immediate danger
A- activate the fire code and notify personnel
C- confine the fire
E- evacuate