Safety

Question 1

Factors Affecting Safety

Answer 1

1. Age and Development
2. Lifestyle
3. Mobility and Health Status
4. Sensory-Perceptual Alterations
5. Cognitive Awareness
6. Emotional State
7. Ability to Communicate
8. Safety Awareness
9. Environmental Factors
10. Home

Question 2

burn from hot liquid or vapor/steam.

Answer 2

Scald

Question 3

excessive exposure to thermal, chemical, electric or radioactive agents

Answer 3

Burn

Question 4

Three categories of fire, according to the type of material

Answer 4

Class A: paper, wood, upholstey, rags, ordinary rubbish
Class B: flammable liquids and gases
Class C: electrical

Question 5

Fire safety Precautions

Answer 5

✢ Keep emergency numbers near the telephone.
✢ Smoke alarms should be operable and appropriately located. Batteries should be changed annually
✢ Fire drills
✢ Fire extinguishers should be available
✢ Close windows and doors. Cover mouth and dose with a damp cloth and assume a bent position with head as close to the floor as possible.

Question 6

Preventing Falls

Answer 6

✢ always keep hospital beds in the low position
✢ Make sure nonskid bath mats are available
✢ Raise side rails
✢ Place bedside table near bed or chair
✢ Closely supervise, especially at night

Question 7

What to do when Seizures occur

Answer 7

✢ Remain with the client and call for assistance
✢ Do not restrain
✢ Protect head in your lap or on a pillow
✢ Loosen clothing around the neck and chest
✢ Turn client to a lateral position if possible
✢ Do not insert anything in the mouth
✢ Time the seizure duration
✢ Observe progression, skin color, pulse, respirations
✢ Apply oxygen
✢ Suction oral airway if with secretions
✢ Administer anticonvulsants
✢ Reorient and reassure client after seizure subside.
✢ Document.

Question 8

How to deal with Poisoning

Answer 8

✢ Identify the specific poison
✢ Contact the poison control center
✢ Indicate the exact quantity of poison the person ingested.
✢ State the person’s age and apparent symptoms.
✢ Keep the client lying on the side or sitting with head placed between legs.

Question 9

How to deal with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Answer 9

✢ Signs: headaches, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, loss of muscle control
✢ Sources: gasoline-powered vehicles, lawn mowers, kerosene stoves, barbecues, burning wood
✢ CO detectors should ideally be available at home.