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SBGR Safety
SBGR ALH 117 Week 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| triage | determining the priority for handling patients based on need |
| assessment | evaluation |
| acute condition | illness or injury that comes on suddenly |
| PPE | personal protective equipment |
| SX | symptoms |
| TX | treatment |
| WNL | within normal limits |
| ergonomics | science that deals with people's performance and good health while carrying out job tasks |
| CDC | center for disease control |
| incubation | period of time for symptoms of a disease to show |
| systemic | throughout entire system |
| aerobes | live in the presence of oxygen |
| surgical asepsis | absence of all living pathogenic organisms |
| CLIA | clinical laboratory improvement amendments |
| nosocomial infection | infection acquired within the hospital |
| opportunistic | microorganisms that take advantage of proper conditions |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| RACE | Remove, Activate, Contain, Extinguish |
| professionalism | conduct, aims or qualities that characterize a profession |