Workplace Safety
Medical Emergencies
Vocabulary
Need Sticks and Pathogen Exposure
100

What does CDC stand for?

What is Center for Disease Control and Prevention

100

What does CPR stand for?

What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation? 

100

Pallor

What is an abnormally pale appearance?

100
True
Are needle sticks a source of potential injury? True or false
200

What does OSHA provide/help with?

What is Reduce safety hazards in the workplace 

200

Who are usually the first to respond to a medical scene?

Who is EMS?

200

Cyanosis

What is blueish or gayish color of the skin?

200

Never

Should you recap needles?

300

Focuses on safety and issues related to health

What is NIOSH?

300

When do you begin the AED on a child? 

What is after less than 60 beats per minute?

300

Syncope

To faint

400

Published vaccination recommendations for healthcare personnel?  

Who is CDC?

400

Who stands by if something may happen?

Who is Rapid Response Team?

400

Contusion

What is a closed wound with no evidence of injury to the skin?

500

What are the 6 Workplace Safety Hazards?

What is Workplace violence, Biological Hazards, Chemical Hazards, Electrical Hazards, Radiological Hazards, and Physical Hazards?

500

What do you do if a patient has a seizure?

What is a call for help, clear everything away from the patient and place the patient in the recovery position?

500

Epistaxis

What is a hemorrhage that usually results from the rupture of small vessels in the nose?