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| the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury or loss |
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| clients in health care settings, health-care workers and yourself |
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| when nurses attend to saftey needs, whose safety is included? |
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| cannot recognize danger, tactile exploration of environment, totally dependent |
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| what are three developmental factors affecting safety for infants/toddlers |
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| this is the leading cause of death in the 1st 3 years of life |
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| put baby on back , not stomach |
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| in order to prevent SIDS, what should parents do? |
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| locomotion and manipulation |
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| these skills develop before the judgement of danger |
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| This group plays more outdoors and is more adventerous, they are less prone to falls and have better coordination, balance and gross and fine motor skills |
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| This group has better decision making skills, more injuries related to sports or bike riding |
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| this group needs to be warned about stranger danger |
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| this group feels indestructible, but lack judgement of older adults |
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| what is the leading cause of death of adolescents? |
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| this group is exposed to more injury in the workplace |
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| this group can make poor lifestyle choices, some decline in strength and stamina |
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| in this group you will see a loss of muscle strength, joint mobility, slowing reflexes and sensory losses |
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| lots of falls in this age group |
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| smoking, ETOH, and risk taking are individual ___________factors affecting safety |
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| confusion, stress, loss of short term memory...these are all ___________ factors that affect our safety |
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| loss of senses would be a ______________________ status affecting our safety |
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| for a poison emergency, what number do you call? |
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| what are some treatments for poisoning? |
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| this can be produced by burning fuel, you can prevent it by getting a detector |
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| what do you treat carbon monoxide with? |
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| this is a particular safety hazard for the elderly |
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| these types of injuries result in youth suicides and domestic violence |
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| watch for small removable parts, cut food into tiny pieces, attn to mobiles, strings cords, barrier to pool Heimlich maneuver |
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| what are some preventions for suffocation/asphyxiation? |
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| failure to use seatbelts, use of alcohol, pedestrian accidents |
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| what are some major cause of vehicle accidents? |
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| body mechanics,sharps awareness, proper disposal, radiation precautions, environmental awareness of personal safety |
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| what are the precautions in regards to safety hazards for health care workers |
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| rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish and pull, aim, squeeze, sweep |
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| what does RACE and PASS stand for? |
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