When a patient or resident leaves the agency without staff knowledge.
Ground
That which carries leaking electrical to the earth and away from an electrical item.
Hemiplegia
Paralysis (plegia) on 1 side (hemi) of the body.
Paraplegia
Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk (para means beyond; plegia means paralysis)
Enabler
A device that limits freedom of movement but is used t promote independence, comfort, or safety.
Freedom of movement
Any change in place or position of the body or any part of the body that the person is able to control.
Medical symptom
An indication or characteristic of a physical or psychological condition.
Antisepsis
The processes, procedure, and chemical treatments that kill microbes or prevent them from causing an infection; anti meas against and sepsis means infection.
Asespis
The absence (a) of disease-producing microbes (sepsis means infection)
Disinfectant
A liquid chemical that can kill many or all pathogens except spores.
Medical asepsis
Practices used to reduce the number of microbes and prevent their spread from 1 person or place to another person or place; clean technique.
Spore
A bacterium protected by a hard shell.
Sterile
The absence of all microbes
Sterile field
A work are free of all pathogens and non-pathogens (including spores)
Sterilization
The process of destroying all microbes
Surgical asespis
The practices used to remove all microbes; sterile technique.
Vector
A carrier (animal, insect) that transmits disease.
Seizure
Violent and sudden contractions or tremors of muscle groups caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain; convulsion.
Shock
Results when tissues and organs do not get enough blood.
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
The heart stops suddenly and without warning; cardiac arrest.