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Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and wellness (Your wellness management…
Chapter 2 Workforce Safety and wellness
Personal safety
Scene safeyty
Scene Hazards
Hazardous Materials
Electricity
powerlines
mark off danger zone
landmarks
safety zone
PPE
lightning
make yourself small
Recognize your surrounings
Direct hit
ground current
what to avoid?
protection
Place cards
DOT
General guidelinesfor hazard material scenes
Fire
common hazards
smoke
oxygen deficiency
high ambient temperatures
toxic gases
Building collapse
equipment
Explosions
Vehicle Crashes
traffic flow
available free exit
leaking fluids
parking the ambulance
vehicle position
analize scene safety
Analyze patient safety
Analyzing the scene
proper hygiene
Gloves
Gowns
Eye protection and face shields
mask, respirators, and barrier devices.
proper disposal of sharps
Patient care
soiled patient care equipment
enviornment control
textiles and laundry
Needles and other sharp objects
Special Circumstances
Patient resuscitation
Respiratory hygiene/ cough
Infectiouse and communicable disease
Infectious disease
Personal protective equipment
Exposure
Contamination
pathogen
infection
Communicable disease
Routes of transmission
direct contact
blood borne pathogens
Food borne pathogens
Vector borne pathogens
Airborne pathogens
indirect contact
Standard precautions
CDC
OSHA
infection control
Establishing an infection control routine
record keeping
compliance monitoring
post exposure management
Tuberculin skin testing/fit testing
Cleaning and disinfecting
PPE
turnout gear
Gloves
Helmets
Boots
Eye protection
Ear protection
skin protection
body armor
Long, loose hair, rings, jewlry
Hepatities B Vaccine program
Education and training
Determination of exposuer risk
Your wellness management
management of acute stress
nutrition
Exercise and relaxation
Safe lifting practices
sleep
prominent hereditary factors
Smoking tabacco
Alcohol abuse
Drug use
Finding your wellness balance
Work
Family
Health
immunization
Hepatitis B
influenza
measales, mumps, and rubella
varicella
tetanus, diphtheria, petrusis
Emotional aspects of Emergency care
Caring for critically ill and injured patients
Responses for critical patients
Anxiety
pain and fear
Anger and hostility
depression
Dependancy
Recieving unrelated bad news
Guilt
mental health problems
Communicating with critical patients
Avoiding sad and grim comments
Orient the patient
honesty
initial refusal of care
allow for hope
locate and notify the family
injured and critically ill Children
Dealing with the death of a child
Helping the family
Death and dying
The grieving process
Depression
Anger and hostility
Denial
Bargaining
Acceptance
Responding to grief
Dont say:
Give it time
You should nor question Gods will
you have to get on with your life
you have to keep going
you can always have another child
Your not the only one who suffers
the living must go on
I know how you feel
Possible responses
I'm sorry for your loss
its ok to be angry
it must be hard to accept
that must be painfiull for you
Tell me how you are feeling
if you want to cry it is okay
people really cared for...
Dealing with the patient and the family members
Stresfull situations
Emotional aspects
Violent situations
Uncertain situations
Behavioral Situations
Stress management on the job
general adaptation syndrome
Acute stress reactions
Delayed stress reactions
cumulative stress reactions
post traumatic stress disorder
Critical incident stress mamagement
Workplace issues
Cultural Diversity
Your effectiveness as an EMT
Avoiding sexual harassment
Substance abuse
Suicide prevention
Injury and illness prevention