Falls – If an individual falls you should act quickly to assess the situation and cheek them for any serious damage. You should ask trained in moving and handling staff to help the individual up and sat in a safe position, ring the ambulance if necessary, you must follow the accident procedure policy. Cuts and Bruises – if someone cuts themselves you should have the first aid box/bag with you and addresses the situation and wash with antiseptic wipes and dress the cut if needed. If someone has a bruises you should try a cold compress (such as a ice pack) the cold reduces the blood flow to the swelling area and limits the bleeding into the skin. Asthma attacks – if someone appears to be suffering
Normal skin has many types of bacteria living on it. When there is a break in the skin, these bacteria can cause a skin infection. Skin in the infected area will become red, hot, irritated, swollen, and painful. (www.nlm.nih.gov, Linda J. Vorvick, MD) Factors leading up to the emergency room visit with this patient in this case, the wound was not properly taken care of, which allowed the infection to spread, causing Richard to go to the emergency room. Patient cleaned cut with peroxide and applied a Band-Aid, when he should have washed it thoroughly with soap and water and applied an antibacterial cream every day.
4.2 – In the workplace giving individual personal care you could come into contact with bodily fluids. Bodily fluids contain bacteria which could be found in bathrooms, laundry, handling clinical waste. Being close to an individual when carrying out personal care increase the chance of infection spreading. 4.3 – There are 5 steps to follow when carrying out risk assessments. Step 1 – Identify the hazard; you need to find out how people could be harmed.
UNIT 208 Ai: Different examples of accidents and sudden illnesses that might occur are a fall, heart attack, choking and bleeding. Aii: The procedures to follow if an accident or sudden illness should occur are first of all you must try to help the service user to recover or find help. After this the company should have accident report forms that must be completed in which you would need to also inform the manager or supervisor. The form will include date, time, place of accident, people involved, witnesses involved, equipment involved, details of what happened, anything that was said about the accident, the condition of the person involved in the accident, details of when help was asked and when arrived. Aiii: The principles to be followed for safe moving and handling are that there needs to be risk assessments and procedures done to minimise the risk of injury to the employee.
Rationale: When caring for a patient with severe dyspnea, the nurse should use the ABCs to guide initial care. This patient's severe dyspnea and cough indicate that acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is occurring. ADHF usually manifests as pulmonary edema, which should be detected and treated immediately to prevent ongoing hypoxemia and cardiac/respiratory arrest. The other assessments will provide useful data about the patient's volume status and should also be accomplished rapidly, but detection (and treatment) of fluid-filled alveoli is the priority. Cognitive Level: Application Text Reference: pp.
An individual can have a adverse reaction to any drug they are taking. For example an individual can have a adverse reaction to penicillin, anaphylactic shock. The signs are swelling of the lips and face, a skin rash and breathing difficulties. These occur within an hour of the medications being administered. When individuals experience adverse reactions to medicines, seek medical advice, unless the reactions are so serious then an ambulance must be called and inform the workplace managers.
To prevent this from happening on an outing make sure all of the individuals have been toileted and pads have been put on if needed. One more accident that could possibly occur could be mixing up medication and giving it to the wrong individual which could lead to possible illnesses, to prevent this happening you should sort all medication out and put them in separate bags for each individual before going out. If an accident or a sudden illness was to occur you should assess the individual for any injuries and create an environment that is safe for that person, this could be making a clear and wide space or just taking them into the bathroom while help is on its way if needed and staying with the individual taking notes
Stroke By: Tammy Johnson SCI/162 Submitted To: Ms. Goodwin In the paper we will discuss the etiology of strokes, the age and gender it affects, the symptoms of the disease and its treatment. A stroke is defined as the sudden death of brain cells in a localized area due to inadequate blood flow. Stroke happens when part of the brain’s blood flow is interrupted. If there is no blood to supply to the brain then there is no oxygen or nutrients, nor can waste be removed with that result then brain cells begin to die. A stroke can cause paralysis, speech impairment, loss of memory and reasoning ability, coma and even death.
Homeostasis and Pain Management in the Patient with Multisystem Failure Assessment of Patient Immediately following the patient’s unresponsiveness, the nurse should check all vital signs. Airway and breathing would be a priority. This would include checking her respiratory rate, depth of respirations, and oxygen saturation level. Her confusion could have started from a decrease in oxygen supply, and if it were worsening, it would cause the unresponsiveness. Auscultating her lungs with a stethoscope for rales, rhonchi, or wheezing would give insight on a cause of heart failure and/or obstructive lung disease.
This includes: * Where the fall happened (including a bed number) * What the patient was doing e.g. reaching for their call bell It is important for a trained nurse to carry out checks in case the patient has a fracture or an injury. This should be done before the patient is moved. In order to try and avoid a fall, the following should be done: * Keep the patients bed on the lowest setting, but also ensuring that the brakes are on * Do not leave patients who are confused on the toilet or commode as they may get up themselves and risk having a fall * Ensure there is a light on in the hallway on the ward, particularly when patients walk to the toilet * Put slipper socks on the patient as they have a rubber grip underneath which provides support A falls Risk Assessment should be completed within 24 hours of admission and when moving a patient to another ward. Bedrail Assessments should also be done within 24 hours of admission.