Abuse - Answer Anything offensive, harmful, or injurious to an individual that can pose a
direct safety threat.
Accidents - Answer Unintentional injuries
Ambu bag - Answer
Bioterrorism - Answer The deliberate release of biologic agents such as bacteria,
viruses, and other microbes to cause illness or kill people, animals, or plants.
Carbon Monoxide - Answer A colorless, odorless gas that can cause sudden illness or
death.
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services - Answer A federal organization that
certifies all Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals.
chemical restraint - Answer
electrical shock - Answer When a person comes in contact with an electrical energy
source and energy flows through the body or portion of the body to the ground.
falls - Answer
intentional injuries - Answer Result from deliberate acts of violence or abuse and often
have fatal consequences such as suicide or homicide.
The Joint Commission - Answer An independent, nonprofit group in the United States
that accredits hospitals and other health care-related agencies, focuses on the goal of
patient safety.
lead poisoning - Answer Occurs when lead levels build up in blood over months or
years.
physical restraint - Answer A mechanical or physical device,
poisoning - Answer Involves the intentional or unintentional ingestion, inhalation,
injection, or absorption through the skin of any substance harmful to the body.
RACE acronym - Answer
safety - Answer The condition of being free from physical or psychological harm and
injury.
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