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unit 3 - INCIDENTS and EMERGANCIES
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BTEC Health and social care Mind Map on unit 3 - INCIDENTS and EMERGANCIES, created by Lauren Cruse on 21/03/2017.
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unit 3 - INCIDENTS and EMERGANCIES
ACCIDENETS
Could be the result of poorly maintained areas
people in h&sc settings may be at more of a risk to getting injured from reduced mobility and lack or awareness of hazards
poor working practises can also be cause of accidents
Exposure to infections
people in h+s may be more susceptable to bactiral infections
poor enviromental conditions like lack of ventilation, no running water, create conditions where pathogens thrive
inadequete cleaning facilitys and poor hygeine encourages growth and spread of pathogens
exposure to chemicals
this can occur when people are exposed to hazardous substances, when carrying out day to day task, steralising equiptment
hazardous substanses are classified as very toxic, toxic, harmful, corrosive, and irritant
they can occur unexpectly from spills, handling and disposing not been done properly ect
aggerssive and dangerous encounters
acciedents can happen from this by individual hitting out, falling, someone who has taken drugs or abused alcohol.
fire
this can include knowing how to prevent firesfrom starting and spreading
they start if thses components are in the air; oxyegn, fuel, and heat
floods
in bulidings is usually from washing machiens, bath, tolets, pipes ect
from failure of maintance checks, misuse
raise risk of dieses caried by water
spillages
body fluids; blood, vomit, urine, faeses - lead to outbreak of infection and diesese
spills of waste; hazardous substances that can have consequenes on everyone there
loss of water supply
could mean burst pipe somwhere, leak in mains system- could be from failure of maintaince checks
can affect cooking, cleaning, washing, drinking
intruders
poor maintences there may be broken doors or window locks can lead to intruders
poor working practise, intruders may get access to place there not allowed to
protect privacy from intruders by passwords, and electronic files.
they dont only damage items but cause emotional upset, harm and threatn safety
other critical incidents
faulty electrical appliance may cause power cut
gas leak from faulty pipe work and appliances can lead to fire and explosions
bomb threats always taken seriously
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