Healthcare Heroes
Founded the American Red Cross
Who is Clara Barton?
Field of science that manipulates individual atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller than other technologies allow
What is nanotechnology?
A shortage of ______ restricts access to healthcare, especially in rural areas of the US.
What are primary care physicians?
The study of designing and arranging a workplace to increased productivity and safety
What is ergonomics?
Disease-causing organism
What is a pathogen?
Developed modern nursing practices
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Technology that shuts out all parts of the environment and provides an immersive simulation experience
What is virtual reality?
Name one cause of rising healthcare costs in the US.
Cost of newly developed healthcare technologies, longer life spans, unhealthy lifestyles, etc.
Document that explains the risks of a chemical and what to do if you are exposed to it
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
Strains of a treatable bacterium that have developed the ability to resist normal antibiotic treatment
What are drug-resistant bacteria?
Father of microbiology; pasteurized milk to kill bacteria
Who is Louis Pasteur?
Technology that allows physicians to perform robotic surgery remotely using wireless 5G networks
What is telesurgery?
Population covered by Medicaid
What are low-income individuals/families?
Name one way to reduce your risk of developing repetitive motion injuries (RMI's)
Arrange workspace to limit unnecessary movement from one place to another, set furniture and equipment at comfortable heights, position body to work at its best/reduce strain, use of assistive equipment
Basic level of infection control you should use in the care of all patients, all the time, in all settings
What are standard precautions?
Used dissection to sketch realistic human figures
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
Field of medicine that uses a patient's stem cells to develop tissues and organs that replace damaged ones
What is regenerative medicine?
Population covered by Medicare
What is the elderly population?
Name two ways to prevent/minimize falls
Always walk, stay to the right, use corner mirrors to visualize intersection, clean hallways by halves, post a sign/clean up spills as soon as possible, keep walkways clear
Creates a barrier to protect your skin, clothing, mucus membranes, and respiratory tract from infectious agents
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Who is Hippocrates?
Field of medicine that identifies and studies sequences in DNA to explain differences in health among people
What is genomic medicine?
Considered a "mid-level" provider, this profession is providing an increasing percentage of primary care
What is a nurse practitioner? OR What is a physician assistant?
This kind of apron is worn to limit radiation exposure during x-rays or other imaging
What is lead?
Preferred method of hand hygiene when hands are not visibly dirty
What is alcohol-based hand gel?