Chapter 27

Question 1

Restraints

Answer 1

Check restraints every couple hours depending on age (4 hours for adults, 3 hour for child, 1 hour for kindergarten or less and use quick release knot restraints.
Must understand that side rails are considered restraints if you put all four up without a doctors or patients request. Doctors consent is needed

Question 2

RACE

Answer 2

• R: Rescue
• A: Activate the alarm
• C: Confine the fire
• E: Evacuate/extinguish

Question 3

PASS

Answer 3

• P: Pull the pin
• A: Aim at base of fire
• S: Squeeze the handle
• S: Sweep side to side

Question 4

CPR and Defibrillation

Answer 4

Activate emergency response system, get AED, begin cpr with CAB technique
-	C: Chest compressions
-	A: Airway
-	B: Breathing
-	And then defibrillation and AED
•	begins with check victim for a response
•	activating the emergency system
•	set up AED
•	being CPR, chest compressions
•	 airways/breathing
•	V FIB

Question 5

Order of CPR

Answer 5

• Chest compressions (check pulse, if no pulse, begin chest compressions)
• Airway (tilt head, lift chin, check for breathing)
• Breathing (if patient doesn’t start breathing after airway is open, give 2 breaths; 1 second each)
• Defibrillation (Apply AED asap)

Question 6

Bioterrorism

Answer 6

Spread of pathogenic organisms to cause widespread illness (Ex: anthrax, ebola)