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

Cards (28)

  • 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