FIRST AID/SAFETY
What does AED stand for?
Automated External Defibrillator
What is the root word for gland?
Aden/o
The heart, blood vessels, and blood are the three main structures of this body system.
What is this body system?
Circulatory System
Unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information without consent.
What is this called?
Invasion of privacy.
A CNA exits a room with gloves on and touches the doorknob. This breaks this rule..
What rule is it?
Proper infection control
When should you stop performing CPR?
When an AED arrives, you are too exhausted, or EMS takes over.
This -suffix means condition of clotting.
Coagulation
These chemicals are produced by glands and travel throughout your body.
What is this body system?
Hormones.
This legislation ensures that individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against in employment.
What is this called?
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
A patient cannot move themselves in bed. This action helps prevent skin breakdown.
What is it?
Turning every 2 hours
What is the best way to control severe bleeding?
Direct pressure and tourniquet.
What is the word for inflammation of bone and bone marrow?
Osteomyelitis
This system uses negative feedback to regulate blood calcium levels through the hormones calcitonin and parathyroid hormone.
What is this body system?
Endocrine
This type of directive tells healthcare providers a patient's wishes about life support.
What is this called?
Living will
A patient is sweating, shaky, and confused. This condition is likely occurring.
What condition is it?
(HINT: Has to do with blood sugar)
Hypoglycemia
What legal principle protects individuals from lawsuits when helping in an emergency?
Good Samaritan Laws.
What is the suffix that means narrowing or tightening?
This protein in red blood cells has a higher affinity for carbon monoxide than oxygen, making exposure dangerous.
What is this called?
Hemoglobin
This is when a healthcare worker leaves a patient without proper notice.
What is this called?
Patient abandonment
What is the risk associated with a patient breathing fluid or food into the lungs?
Aspiration
What is the recommended treatment for a burn?
Cool running water.
What is fungal infection of the skin?
Dermatomycosis
This phase of the cardiac cycle occurs when the ventricles contract and blood is ejected into the pulmonary artery and aorta.
What is this called?
Systole
This is the duty to do no harm to patients.
What is this called?
Nonmaleficence
A patient with a B/P of 149/92 is in what stage of hypertension?
Stage 2