Acronyms/Abbreviations
Identify and remember the signs of a stroke
What is BEFAST?
Do not bend at the waist, bend at the
What are knees?
Internal Disaster/Fire Plan
What is Code Red?
Infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, and susceptible host.
What are the 6 chains of infection?
The 3 C's of First Aid
What is Check, Call, Care?
Rescue, Alarm, Confine, and Extinguish/Evacuate
What is RACE?
A document that provides detailed information about the hazards associated with a chemical substance or product.
What is SDS sheet?
Combative Person
What is Code Green?
The national public health agency of the United States.
What is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
A device used to safely deliver rescue breaths during a cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest
Chubby Children Topple Over Standing Objects
Your ears, shoulders, and hips are in a straight line.
What is neutral posture?
Security Response
What is Code Purple?
An epidemic that swept across Europe, Asia, and Africa, resulting in millions of deaths. Occurred in the mid-14th century
What is the Black Death?
Look for hazards, and determine the nature of the injury or illness.
What is assessing the scene?
DNR
What is "Do Not Resuscitate"?
Working in non-neutral positions may lead to this disorder.
What are Cumulative Trauma Disorders?
Total Evacuation Plan
What is Code Black?
A propagated epidemic is usually the result of this type of exposure
What is person-to-person?
Loss of consciousness, uncontrollable movements (jerking or twitching), and changes in behavior or awareness might indicate
What is a seizure?
ALS
What is Advanced Life Support?
These belts are used by caregivers to provide support and stability during transfers and ambulation for patients with mobility limitations.
What are gait belts?
Internal Hazmat Spill
What is Code Tan?
It was an exceptionally deadly outbreak of influenza A, specifically the H1N1 subtype, that infected an estimated 500 million people and caused approximately 50 million deaths worldwide. The pandemic lasted from 1918 to 1919, with some sources extending the end date to 1920.
What was the Spanish Flu epidemic?
An infant's inability to cry or make much sound; Weak, ineffective coughing; Soft or high-pitched sounds might indicate
What is Choking?