• Test Your Understanding of Medical Emergencies and Emergency Preparedness

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  • 1. Older people are more vulnerable to fires and other natural disasters because of:
  • 2. If your client is unconscious after a fall:
  • 3. Emergency information that should be posted by the telephone includes:
  • 4. Heart attack symptoms include:
  • 5. A woman's symptoms during heart attack:
  • 6. Important information to record and report about a fall:

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  • 7. A safety checklist for your client's home should include:
  • 8. Signs and symptoms of a stroke include:
  • 9. A DNR order means:
  • 10. Once you have reached an emergency shelter, you can leave your client alone there.
  • 11. A DNR order means that a person wants to be revived if his or her heart or breathing stops.
  • 12. Leaving your client in an unsafe situation is considered abandonment.
  • 13. Falls are common in the elderly and are not necessary to report.
  • 14. The wrap and slide technique can be used to move a bed-bound person to safety.
  • 15. Wipe blood spills up immediately and disinfect with a bleach/water solution.

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  • 16. If you cannot contact your agency because of power outages during an emergency, get disaster news by listening to a battery-powered radio.
  • 17. There is no need to wash your hands after removing gloves when cleaning up a blood spill.
  • 18. Older people are less vulnerable to fires and natural disasters because of their years of wisdom.
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