CHAPTER 6 SAFETY AND BODY MECHANICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER 6: SAFETY AND BODY MECHANICS

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe accident prevention guidelines Discuss restraint alternatives List safety guidelines for oxygen use Describe guidelines for what must be done if a restraint is ordered Explain the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Explain the principles of body mechanics Discuss appropriate use of restraints Apply principles of body mechanics to daily activities List physical and psychological problems associated with restraints Outline fire safety guidelines

ACCIDENT PREVENTION GUIDELINES Who is responsible for accident prevention? Accidents we will discuss: Falls Burns/Scalds Residentification Choking Poisoning Cuts/Abrasions General safety guidelines

FALLS Causes Prevention

BURNS/SCALDS Causes Prevention

RESIDENTIFICATION Cause Prevention

CHOKING Causes Prevention

POISONING Cause Prevention

CUTS/ABRASIONS Cause Prevention

SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR OXYGEN USE Combustion Flammable Safety guidelines for oxygen use

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

RESTRAINTS Restraint Why restraints are used

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS WITH RESTRAINTS Atrophy Suffocation Problems associated with reatraints

RESTRAINT ALTERNATIVES Restraint-free care Restraint alternatives

GUIDELINES FOR USE OF RESTRAINTS, WHEN ORDERED Guidelines regarding restraints

PRINCIPLES OF BODY MECHANICS Body mechanics Posture and body alignment

BODY MECHANICS DURING DAILY ACTIVITIES Applying principles of body mechanics

FIRE SAFETY GUIDELINES Potential fire hazards Fire safety guidelines PASS RACE

REVIEW Accident prevention guidelines Safety guidelines for oxygen use Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Restraints Principles and application of body mechanics Fire safety guidelines