NA101 - CH 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18 Questions and
Comprehensive Answers Graded A 2024-2025
the goal for safety is - ✔️✔️to prevent accidents and injuries without limiting the person's
mobility and independence
certain factors increase the risk of accidents and injuries - ✔️✔️awareness of
surroundings and ability to respond, agitated and aggressive behaviors, vision loss,
hearing loss, impaired smell and touch, impaired mobility, drugs, and age
unconscious - ✔️✔️being unaware of one's setting and being unable to react or respond
to people, places, or things
coma - ✔️✔️a prolonged state of unconsciousness
paraylsis - ✔️✔️loss of muscle function
to identify a person - ✔️✔️-compare identifying information on the assignment sheet with
that on the ID bracelet
-use at least 2 identifiers
-call the person by name when checking the ID bracelet ; this is a courtesy given as you
touch the person and before giving care
common causes of burns - ✔️✔️- smoking
- spilled hot liquids
- electrical items
- very hot water (sinks, tubs, showers)
1st degree burn - ✔️✔️Only the epidermis (red, painful, and edema)
2nd degree burn - ✔️✔️epidermis and part of dermis (blistered)
3rd degree burn - ✔️✔️thermal damage to all three layers of the skin, also cooks blood
vessels, so it appears to be dry and leathery- color depends on agent
poison - ✔️✔️is any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or
absorbed, through the skin
unintentional poisoning - ✔️✔️an act in which the person did not mean to inflict harm by
taking or giving the substance; this includes an inadvertent overdose.
intentional poisoning - ✔️✔️poisoning one's self or others with the intent to harm
, examples of poisoning - ✔️✔️lead poisoning, carbon monoxide
suffocation (asphyxia) - ✔️✔️when breathing stops from the lack of oxygen
Choking or foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO) - ✔️✔️a foreign body can obstruct the
airway. air cannot pass through the airways into the lungs. the body does not get
enough oxygen
common causes of choking - ✔️✔️aspiration of vomitus and the tongue falling back into
the airway
mild airway obstruction - ✔️✔️Some air moves in and out of lungs. Person is conscious
and usually can speak. often forceful coughing can remove object. breathing may sound
like wheezing between coughs
severe airway obstruction - ✔️✔️Occurs when a foreign body completely obstructs the
patient's airway. Patients cannot breathe, talk, or cough.
abdominal thrusts/heimlich maneuver - ✔️✔️. used to relieve severe airway obstruction.
quick, upward thrusts to the abdomen.
if you assist a choking person, - ✔️✔️report and record what happened, include what you
did and the person's response
chest thrusts - ✔️✔️are used for obese or pregnant people
equipment is unsafe if - ✔️✔️broken, not used correctly, not working properly
bariatric equipment is labeled - ✔️✔️bariatric, EC or expanded capacity, with the weight
limit suggested by the manufacturer
warning signs of a faulty electricial item include - ✔️✔️shocks, loss of power or a power
surge, dimming or flickering lights, sparks, sizzling or buzzing sounds, burning odor, and
loose plugs
a hazardous chemical - ✔️✔️Any chemical that is a health hazard or a physical hazard
exposure to hazardous chemicals can occur - ✔️✔️from equipment failures, container,
ruptures, or the release of a hazard into the workplace.
hazardous chemical containers have - ✔️✔️warning labels. if a warning is removed or
damaged, do not use it. do not leave container unattended
Comprehensive Answers Graded A 2024-2025
the goal for safety is - ✔️✔️to prevent accidents and injuries without limiting the person's
mobility and independence
certain factors increase the risk of accidents and injuries - ✔️✔️awareness of
surroundings and ability to respond, agitated and aggressive behaviors, vision loss,
hearing loss, impaired smell and touch, impaired mobility, drugs, and age
unconscious - ✔️✔️being unaware of one's setting and being unable to react or respond
to people, places, or things
coma - ✔️✔️a prolonged state of unconsciousness
paraylsis - ✔️✔️loss of muscle function
to identify a person - ✔️✔️-compare identifying information on the assignment sheet with
that on the ID bracelet
-use at least 2 identifiers
-call the person by name when checking the ID bracelet ; this is a courtesy given as you
touch the person and before giving care
common causes of burns - ✔️✔️- smoking
- spilled hot liquids
- electrical items
- very hot water (sinks, tubs, showers)
1st degree burn - ✔️✔️Only the epidermis (red, painful, and edema)
2nd degree burn - ✔️✔️epidermis and part of dermis (blistered)
3rd degree burn - ✔️✔️thermal damage to all three layers of the skin, also cooks blood
vessels, so it appears to be dry and leathery- color depends on agent
poison - ✔️✔️is any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or
absorbed, through the skin
unintentional poisoning - ✔️✔️an act in which the person did not mean to inflict harm by
taking or giving the substance; this includes an inadvertent overdose.
intentional poisoning - ✔️✔️poisoning one's self or others with the intent to harm
, examples of poisoning - ✔️✔️lead poisoning, carbon monoxide
suffocation (asphyxia) - ✔️✔️when breathing stops from the lack of oxygen
Choking or foreign-body airway obstruction (FBAO) - ✔️✔️a foreign body can obstruct the
airway. air cannot pass through the airways into the lungs. the body does not get
enough oxygen
common causes of choking - ✔️✔️aspiration of vomitus and the tongue falling back into
the airway
mild airway obstruction - ✔️✔️Some air moves in and out of lungs. Person is conscious
and usually can speak. often forceful coughing can remove object. breathing may sound
like wheezing between coughs
severe airway obstruction - ✔️✔️Occurs when a foreign body completely obstructs the
patient's airway. Patients cannot breathe, talk, or cough.
abdominal thrusts/heimlich maneuver - ✔️✔️. used to relieve severe airway obstruction.
quick, upward thrusts to the abdomen.
if you assist a choking person, - ✔️✔️report and record what happened, include what you
did and the person's response
chest thrusts - ✔️✔️are used for obese or pregnant people
equipment is unsafe if - ✔️✔️broken, not used correctly, not working properly
bariatric equipment is labeled - ✔️✔️bariatric, EC or expanded capacity, with the weight
limit suggested by the manufacturer
warning signs of a faulty electricial item include - ✔️✔️shocks, loss of power or a power
surge, dimming or flickering lights, sparks, sizzling or buzzing sounds, burning odor, and
loose plugs
a hazardous chemical - ✔️✔️Any chemical that is a health hazard or a physical hazard
exposure to hazardous chemicals can occur - ✔️✔️from equipment failures, container,
ruptures, or the release of a hazard into the workplace.
hazardous chemical containers have - ✔️✔️warning labels. if a warning is removed or
damaged, do not use it. do not leave container unattended
