Chapter 11 Flashcards
anticoagulant
Blood-thinning medication
coma
A state of being unaware of one’s surroundings and being unable to react or respond to people, places, or things
dementia
The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain
disaster
A sudden catastrophic event in which people are injured and killed and property is destroyed
electric shock
When electric current passes through the body
ground
That which carries leaking electricity to the earth and away from an electrical item
hazard
Anything in the person’s setting that may cause injury or illness
hazardous substance
Any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm
hemiplegia
Paralysis on one side of the body
hemorrhage
The excessive loss of blood in a short time
incident
Any event that has harmed or could harm a resident, visitor, or staff member
paralysis
Loss of muscle function, loss of sensation, or loss of both
paraplegia
Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk
quadriplegia
Paralysis in the arms, legs, and trunk; tetraplegia
suffocation
When breathing stops from the lack of oxygen
tetraplegia
See “quadriplegia”
workplace violence
Violent acts (including assault and threat of assault) directed toward persons at work or while on duty
AED
Automated external defibrillator
C
Centigrade
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
EMS
Emergency Medical Services
F
Fahrenheit
FBAO
Foreign-body airway obstruction
ID
Identification
OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PASS
Pull the safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever, sweep back and forth
RACE
Rescue, alarm, confine, extinguish
SDS
Safety Data Sheet
