Discuss the implications of the following statement for the health care professional: "The best approach to safety is to focus on prevention.". Include at least five personal safety practices that contribute to the prevention of accidents and injuries


Most workplace injuries can be prevented. Many techniques and practices are available to help health care professionals avoid problems.
(Answers should include points from the chapter included in the various tables and lists of recommendations. There are many areas, and students may choose from the groupings that relate best to their chosen occupations.)

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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You arrive at the local climbing gym to care for a patient who fell from approximately 20 feet onto a concrete floor. The patient is alert but confused. Your physical exam reveals pale skin, an unstable pelvis, abdominal bruising, and a deformed left forearm. You would classify this patient as:

A) low priority. B) stable since he is alert. C) unstable due to multisystem trauma. D) mortally wounded.

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Since the density of air is approximately _________________ than that of soft tissue, a given volume of air will interact with far fewer x-ray photons than adjacent regions of soft tissue, thereby permitting more radiation to reach the image receptor.

a. 1000 times smaller b. 1000 times larger c. 100 times smaller d. 100 times lager

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What is the difference between a digital image and a radiograph?

What will be an ideal response?

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