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Safety hazards in a home -️️* Poisoning - medication, household chemicals, lead, cosmetics. * Carbon monoxide poisoning - treatment- 100% humidified oxygen. * Scalds and burns * Fires * Falls - age >65 at highest risk * Firearms injuries * Suffocation/Asphyxiation- drowning, choking, s...

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NUR 2349 Exam 1 Fall-Rasmussen-Questions with Correct Answers/
Verified/ latest Update (2024/2025)
Safety hazards in a home - ✔️✔️* Poisoning - medication, household chemicals, lead, cosmetics.

* Carbon monoxide poisoning - treatment- 100% humidified oxygen.

* Scalds and burns

* Fires

* Falls - age >65 at highest risk

* Firearms injuries

* Suffocation/Asphyxiation- drowning, choking, smoke/gas inhalation, children 0-4yrs at highest risk.

* Take home toxins- pathogenic microorganisms, asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic.



Safety hazards in hospital/care giving environment - ✔️✔️Falls

Equipment-related accidents

Fires/electrical hazards

Restraints

Side rails

Mercury poisoning

Infection

Spills

Back injury - poor body mechanics

Needle stick injury

Combative patients

Poor staffing



Preventing of harm to client and self - ✔️✔️Wash hands!

Complete fall risk assessment

Follow hospitals policies and procedures

Check equipment regularly

Actually assess your patients

Proper body mechanics

Proper disposal of sharps

,Radiation precautions

Environmental Awareness



Prevention of choking - ✔️✔️- Suffocation by smothering is the leading cause of death for infants
younger than 1 year.

- Suffocation may be caused by drowning, choking, or inhaling gas or smoke.

- Beware of small foods with small children, including hot dogs, raw vegetables, popcorn, hard
candies, nuts, and grapes. They are responsible for most non-fatal choking.

- Nonfood items, such as latex balloons and plastic bags, cause the majority of suffocation deaths in
young children.

- Suffocation of infants is often related to bed or crib hazards, such as excess bedding or pillows, or
toys hung from long ribbons inside the infant's crib.



Fire Precautions - ✔️✔️R.A.C.E

Rescue

Alarm

Contain

Extinguish



Poisoning - ✔️✔️Poisoning-household chemicals, lead, medicines, cosmetics. Prevention- cabinet
locks, store poisons high, keep poison control number available. Treatment depends on the poison
ingested -

antidotes most often activated charcoal.

Do NOT induce vomiting for acidic material ingested



Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - ✔️✔️- Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, tasteless, odorless toxic
gas. Exposure can cause headaches, weakness, nausea, and vomiting; prolonged exposure leads to
seizures, dysrhythmias, unconsciousness, brain damage, and death.

- Do not use unconventional heating inside such as grill, or gas range

- Use of detectors and change batteries every 6 months.



Mercury Poisoning - ✔️✔️Products containing mercury include thermometers, thermostats,
batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, blood pressure devices, and electrical equipment and switches.

,To prevent have yearly facility training and follow facility policy



Communication - ✔️✔️- Educate patients

- Communicate specifics to tech

- Shift-to-shift report

- Use SBAR - specifically with physicians

- Use patient names - more specific

- Follow-up - if you say an hour, do it!

- Never walk past a call light

- Document accurately



Walker - ✔️✔️Handgrip at greater trochanter

Elbow flexed 20-30 degree

Walker followed by affected side then unaffected side.



Cane - ✔️✔️Handgrip at greater trochanter

Elbow flexed 15-30 degree

Use on UNAFFECTED side

Place cane 4-6" to side stronger foot

Move cane and affected leg at same time when walking, then unaffected leg



Crutches - ✔️✔️Arms/hands bear weight

Up stairs=good first

Down stairs=bad first

When walking crutch goes 6-10" in front

Crutches go to affected side when sitting

Pad 2 inches below axilla, 4 inches to side of heel Elbow flexed 20-30 degree when walking



Fall risks and prevention - ✔️✔️Cognition, balance, gait, mobility, vision, peripheral neuropathy,
awareness, medications. Toddlers, elderly most at risk.

, Bed to lowest point, only 2 guardrails left up, non-slip socks, remove throw rugs, remove clutter,
orient to room, make sure patient knows how to use canes/walkers/crutches, call light within reach,
prepare a fall assessment, clean, dry floors



Infants (1month- 1 year) Safety - ✔️✔️Falls

SIDS (back to sleep)

Injury from toys

Burns

Suffocation and choking

Electrocution

Ingestion of foreign bodies

Child mistreatment



Toddler (1-3years) - ✔️✔️Drowning (second to MVA)

Falls (primary cause of non-fatal injury)

Cuts

Concussions

Guns and weapons (locked and unloaded)

Escape from home

Poison (Poison Control # on fridge)

Suffocation and choking

Child mistreatment



Preschooler (3-6 years) - ✔️✔️Drowning

Falls

Cuts

Firearms

Strangers

Burns

Motor Vehicles

Poisoning

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