Chapter 6

Question 1

Paralysis

Answer 1

The loss of ability to move all or part of the body, and often includes loss of feeling in the affected area

Question 2

Fracture

Answer 2

A broken bone

Question 3

Disorientation

Answer 3

Confusion about person, place, or time

Question 4

Scalds

Answer 4

Burns caused by hot liquid

Question 5

Abrasion

Answer 5

An injury which rubs off the surface of the skin

Question 6

Combustion

Answer 6

The process of burning

Question 7

Flammable

Answer 7

Easily ignited and capable of burning quickly

Question 8

Restraint

Answer 8

A physical or chemical way to restrict voluntary movement or behavior

Question 9

Suffocation

Answer 9

The stoppage of breathing from a lack of oxygen or an excess of carbon dioxide in the body that may result in unconsciousness or death

Question 10

Atrophy

Answer 10

The wasting away, decreasing in size, and weakening of muscles from lack of use

Question 11

Restraint-free care

Answer 11

An environment in which restraints are not kept or used for any reason

Question 12

Restraint alternatives

Answer 12

Any intervention used in place of a restraint out that reduces the need for a restraint

Question 13

Body mechanics

Answer 13

The way the parts of the body work together whenever a person moves

Question 14

Posture

Answer 14

The way a person holds and positions his body

Question 15

Lever

Answer 15

Something that moves an object by reading on a base of support