Chapter 12

Question 1

CO

Answer 1

Carbon Monoxide

Question 2

FBAO

Answer 2

Foreign body airway obstruction

Question 3

RACE

Answer 3

Rescue, Alarm, confine, extinguish

Question 4

PASS

Answer 4

pull safety pin, aim low, squeeze the lever, sweep back and forth

Question 5

Coma

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Dementia

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Disaster

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Electric shock

Answer 8

When electrical current passes through the body

Question 9

Ground

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Hazard

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Hazardous substance

Answer 11

Any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm

Question 12

Hemiplegia

Answer 12

Paralysis of one side of the body

Question 13

Incident

Answer 13

Any event that has harmed or could harm a patient, resident, or any other person

Question 14

Paralysis

Answer 14

Loss of muscle function, sensation, or both

Question 15

Paraplegia

Answer 15

Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk

Question 16

Poison

Answer 16

Any substance harmful tot he body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed

Question 17

Quadriplegia or tetraplegia

Answer 17

Paralysis in the arms, legs and trunk

Question 18

Suffocation

Answer 18

When breathing stops from a lack of oxygen

Question 19

Workplace violence

Answer 19

Violent acts directed toward persons at work or while on duty