Ch. 13-15(Safety, Prevent Falls, Restraint, Emerg. Proced)

• gait belt


  for walking, safety, and transfer
• Impermeable Container

  sharps red container for needles
• dysphasia


  difficult to swallow
• paraplegia

  lower half of body is paralyzed
• impermeable container


  sharps red container for needles
• coma


  deep sleep, unaware of person, place, time, and event
• dementia


  loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain
• disaster


  sudden catastrophic event where people are killed, injured; property is destroyed

  • car crash pile
  • natural disasters like earthquakes
• hemiplegia


  paralysis on one side of the body
• hemi


  one side
• plegia


  paralysis
• para (paraplegia)


  lower half of body
• quad (quadriplegia)

  4; arms, legs, trunk/chest
• CPR


  cardiopulmonary resusictation
• cause of fires

  • fuel
  • spark
  • O2
• order of evacuation

  1. ambulate/people who can walk
  2. w/c, walkers, stretchers/gurney
  3. bedridden pt
• ambulate


  walk
• triage


  sorting of victims
• Order for evacuation

  1. ambulate(people who can walk)
  2. w/c, walkers, gurneys/stretcher
  3. bedridden pt
• tell charge nurse FIRST when W/C broken
• not used for ADL=stethoscope, BP cuff, thermometer
• don't use oil for oxygen mask pt
• greatest risk for injury=pt with dementia
• apply padding on bony areas for soft postural supports
• notify EMS

  call 911
• bleeding heavily with broken piece of glass

  apply direct pressure
• pt has seizure

  family in next room
• hypoglycemia


  too much insulin