exam 4 Flashcards
safety, oxygenation, nutrition, infection control (306 cards)
Factors affecting safety
-age and development
-lifestyle
-mobility health status
-sensory- perceptual awareness
-cognitive awareness
emotional state
-ability to communicate
-safety awareness
-environmental factors
-life span
Age & development Safety hazards:Fetus
- Smoking
- Drugs
- Alcohol
- X-rays
Age & Development Safety Hazards: Newborn & Infant
- Falls
- suffocation
- choking
- burns
- electric shock
- accidents (crib, auto)
Age & Development Safety Hazards: Toddler
- Falling
- burns
- poisoning
- drowning
- choking
- electric shock
Age & Development Safety Hazards: Preschooler
- Traffic/playground injury
- choking
- airway/ ear canal obstruction
- poisoning
- drowning
- burns/fire
Age & Development Safety Hazards: Adolescent
- Accident- car/ bike
- firearms
- substance abuse
- recreational injuries
Age & Development Safety Hazards: Older Adult
- falling
- burns
- auto/pedestrian accidents
Lifestyle that increases susceptibility to injury
- unsafe work environment
- high crime neighborhood
- access to guns/ weapons
- insufficient income for safety equip
- access to drugs
- risk taking behaviors
Mobility & health status that increases susceptibility to injury
- Muscle weakness, poor balance,& coordination
- spinal cord injury ( paralysis)- impaired mobility
- casts
- illness/surgery
Sensory- perceptual alterations that increase susceptibility to injury
impaired: touch vision hearing taste smell
Cognitive awareness that increase susceptibility to injury
Impaired awareness:
lack of sleep unconscious/semi-unconscious disorientation medications (narcotics, tranquilizers, sedatives) confusion (wandering in elderly)
Impaired awareness
decreased ability to perceive environmental stimuli and to respond appropriately through thought and action
Emotional state that increase susceptibility to injury
- Stressful situations- decrease level of concentration
- Depression- think and react more slowly to environmental stimuli
Ability to communicate that increase susceptibility to injury
- Aphasia- inability to produce or understand speech
- language barriers
- inability to read
Safety Awareness that increase susceptibility to injury
- unfamiliar environments
- unfamiliar equipment- O2 tanks, IV tubing, hot packs
Environmental Factors that increase susceptibility to injury
- Home-flooring, bathtub surface, smoke alarms, swimming pools, lighting
- Workplace- machinery, chemical, worker fatigue, air pollutions
- Community- Street lights, safe water & sewage, food sanitation, crime, traffic,dilapidated housing, landfills
- Healthcare setting-any injury caused by medical management rather than the underlying disease or condition of the client.
Factors that increase risk for human error
- limited short term memory
- being late/ in a hurry
- limited ability to multitask
- interruptions
- stress
- fatigue
- environmental factors
Promoting Safety: Newborns & Infants
-accidents are leading cause of death
-teach parents:
amount of observation for safety
ID and remove common hazards in home
CPR training and intervention of airway obstruction
Promoting Safety: Toddlers
- like to feel and taste everything! Lead poisoning
- todd proof home- outlets, stove tops, cabinets
- car restraints
- pools
- busy streets
Promoting safety: Preschoolers
- active/clumsy
- continued control of environment: matches, medicine, poisons
- begin safety education- how to cross street, traffic signals, bike riding, avoiding pools
- developmental level not at self reliance yet- parents must watch!
Promoting Safety: School age children
- Injuries are leading cause of death: MVA’s, drowning, fires, firearms
- Minor injuries include: Outdoor activity injuries, recreational equipment (swings, bikes, pools)
- Parents must monitor closely
Promoting Safety: Adolescents
- parents assess level of responsibility, common sense, ability to resist peer pressure
- Age doesn’t determine readiness to drive
- sports injuries are common- coordination not fully developed
- sports are important for self esteem & overall development: exercise, personal/social needs, teamwork, competition, and conflict resolution
two leading causes of death in adolescents
Suicide: firearms, drugs, auto exhaust
Homicide: firearms, cutting/stabbing, tools are used as weapons
Promoting Safety: Young adult- mortality
- leading cause of death-MVA’s
- drowning, fires, burns, firearms, sun exposure, -suicide r/t inability to cope w/ pressure, responsibilities & expectations of adulthood