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CNA Safety
Safety Issues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ways to identify Pt | Use ID bracelet, Picture, or Ask someone that knows pt |
| PPE | Personal Protective Equipment includes gloves, masks, gowns, goggles |
| MSDS | Material Safety Data Sheet. Contains information about chemicals found in a facility to allow for safe use of chemical |
| Body Mechanics | Efficient and safe use of body when you move |
| Body Alignment | Positioning the body so spine is straight and not crooked/twisted |
| Ergonomics | science of designing equipment & work tasks to suit a worker's abilities |
| RACE | Rescue-Alarm-Contain-Extinguish |
| PASS | Pull-Aim-Squeeze-Sweep |
| Three parts needed for fire | Heat-Fuel-Oxygen |
| Abdominal Thrust | Technique used to treat choking |
| Types of Fire Extinguishers | A - Ashes/wood, paper, cloth B - Baking Soda/Flammable Oils & Liquids C - Current/Electrical ABC - All fires |
| Oxygen Concentrator | Changes air in room into air with more oxygen |
| Biohazard Bag | Red bag labelled with Biohazard logo. Used for waste contaminated with body fluids, including blood. |
| Sharps Container | Plastic OSHA-approved container used for disposal of needles, glass or other objects that could cut you. |