Chapter 6: Basic Safety

Question 1

The area beneath a person or object that includes all points of contact

Answer 1

Base of Support

Question 2

How we move in our daily lives

Answer 2

Body Mechanics

Question 3

Injury to the skin caused by heat

Answer 3

Burns

Question 4

Obstruction of the airway

Answer 4

Choking

Question 5

State of confusion about time, place or who one is

Answer 5

Disorientation

Question 6

Capable of being easily set on fire

Answer 6

Flammable

Question 7

Broken bone

Answer 7

Facture

Question 8

Documentation of an unusual happening

Answer 8

Incident Report

Question 9

Federal organization assuring workplace safety

Answer 9

OSHA

Question 10

Gas element that is the life supporting component of air

Answer 10

Oxygen

Question 11

Inability to move a body part

Answer 11

Paralysis

Question 12

Chemical substance that usually harms or kills an organism

Answer 12

Poisoning

Question 13

Using strategies other than physical or chemical to keep patients safe

Answer 13

Restraint Alternatives

Question 14

Protected from danger, risk or injury

Answer 14

Safety

Question 15

Information about a chemical from its manufacturer

Answer 15

Safety Data Sheet

Question 16

Adjustable bars made of rigid components, attached to a bed

Answer 16

Side Rails