Before going out each individuals care plan must be read to see if they have any special needs to be adhered to such as medication at specific times and if the medication should be taken with food. Ai: Some examples of accidents or illnesses that could occur could be, an individual could have a: • Slip - Lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance • Fall - Lose one's balance and collapse • Sick - Feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit. • Diarrhoea - a condition in which faeces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form. Aii: If an individual has an accident you must follow the guidelines of the policies and procedures manual. Sit with them check the area to see if there is any swelling or bruising or other obvious signs of damage.
Social isolation can also be a big factor for loss of appetite Forgetfulness Illness and medications can result in reduced appetite and difficulties with shopping, preparing and eating food. The person with dementia may have problems communicating that they are hungry or that they dislike the food they have been given. They may communicate their needs through their behaviour. For example, they may refuse to eat or hold food in their mouth. Giving people a choice of food, using prompts and pictures, may help.
Eating disorders are triggered by emotions just like eating signals are. “Current studies evaluated the mediating roles of appetite awareness and emotional awareness in a brief eating disorders prevention programs designed to help participants identify and respond to internal appetite signals.” (Brown, 2010) There are some people who may use food as a form a comfort and they just eat large amounts of food because they are upset. People who are overweight tend to have emotional triggers when someone makes comments about their weight. There are also those who will binge eat or eat a large meal and then induce vomiting in order to get rid of the large amount of calories their just took in. Many clients could start to feel down on themselves and use that food for comfort; however, there are those who have the reverse effect and when they are depressed they choose not to eat food at all.
A client may have an unknown allergy and could get ill from eating or drinking something. A2 Outline of the procedure to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur. First the care worker should assess the situation and figure out if professional medical attention is necessary, if so ring 999. if the situation does not require the emergency services such as a scratch or graze then deal with the situation as is necessary, once the situation is dealt with contact line manager/on call and inform them of what has happened, when in a suitable place document all that has happened so that you have it on record. A3 A list of safe principles to be followed for safe moving and handling. Maintain a natural posture whenever possible during manual handling, keeping your ‘spine in line’.
When performing CPR you can use a plastic mouth guard. 1.3 Describe suitable first aid equipment, including personal protection, and how it it used appropriately Personal protective equipment should include disposable gloves and a resuscitation mask to reduce the risk of exposure to blood and body substances, gloves should be put on as soon as possible and and resuscitation mask put over the patients mouth before the first rescue breaths are given so that it forms a barrier to prevent cross infection from body fluids. A first aid kit should contain - plasters in a variety of different sizes, small medium and large sterile gauze dressings, sterile eye pads,triangular bandages, rolled bandages,safety pins,disposable sterile gloves, resuscitation mask,tweezers,scissors,alcohol-free cleansing wipes and tape. 1.4 Identify what information needs to be included in an accident report/incident record and how to record it All accidents and incidents should be logged in the accident book, and contain the following: the date, time and place of the incident the name of the injured or ill person details of the injury or illness
Assignment 208 Task a Examples of sudden illness If they are out in the sun for a long period of time they may get sunburn or even sunstroke. When they are eating they may chock on the food. If the pavement is uneven they could even fall or they may go missing Procedures to follow if accident/illness occurs If an accident or illness occurs you will need to assess the situation before you do anything once you have done this you may need to phone an ambulance, once you have phoned the ambulance you will need to inform the care home so they can then contact the family member. Once you have returned you will need to fill out an accident report. Principles to be followed for safe moving and handling Before you attempt to move anyone you need to assess the situation and more anything out of the way that may cause harm to yourself or the service user when lifting you need to keep your back straight and bend your knees you need to keep it close to you.
Majority of the times parents aren’t home enough with their child to give them a well prepared and healthy meal, more times parents just came from work and order fast food. These parents need to be told that their children are at risk for poor organ functioning due to large amounts of fat inhibiting normal function, that the excess weight will place unnecessary strains on growing joints and limbs, and that the adipose tissue will have major effects on the metabolic and endocrine systems (Ruxton,
Assignment 204 Task C- short Answer Questions Ci Explain what a social care worker must do if they become aware of unsafe practice. First, discuss with his colleague (who is performing) about the unsafe practice and the risk involves result in this practice. Then he can show the safe way to do and explain how it minimise the risk. Any unsafe practice should be recorded and reported to the manager in order to be corrected informing all of the staff by providing training or necessary information. If manager does not hear you, or nothing come in action to eliminate unsafe practice, then you have all the way right to complain to the social service, CQC, health and safety commission and department of health.
Especially when dealing with people who have a weakened immune system such as the elderly. Proper infection control can help reduce the spread of cold / flu, skin / wound infections, respiratory problems and allergies. Good practice of infection control can include: • Regularly disinfecting surfaces on a regular basis. • Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth, wash hands frequently and applying alcohol or anti bacterial gel. • Do not share towels, face cloths ect with others.
Some symptoms from bulimia are erosion of the teeth from acid and stomach ulcers may occur. People with bulimia often eat a large quantity of food in a short period of time and then have feelings of guilt. They often purge or improperly use laxatives in order to prevent weight gain. People think with the use of laxatives it will cause them to lose weight in a short period of time. With the improper use of laxatives it causes the depletion of potassium, which then in turn causes the sodium levels to build up.