Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 3 P1
P1
I am going to identify and explain six potential hazards within a health or social care setting and discuss the health, safety and security risks to the service users arising from the hazards I identify.
A hazard is something that could cause harm and a risk is the chance, high or low that someone could be harmed by that hazard. A health risk is a risk leading to an illness, a safety risk is a risk leading to a personal injury or damage to equipment and buildings and a security risk is a risk leading to theft, abduction, and intruders or leaving without consent.
A first potential hazard that could arise in a health and social care setting is a spillage. For example in a care home, there has been a water spillage on the floor of the …show more content…
She has fell onto her stomach and is lay faced down with her arm under her stomach. This could result in an injury to her arm or possibly injury to her head. I would make sure that the wire she fell over is moved so no one else can fall over. I would speak to the older lady to make sure she is conscious and if she is in any pain. These are the steps that I would take within this incident:
These are the steps that I would take:
1. Assess the cause of fall
2. Do not move until told so
3. Ask for any witness
4. If client is able to speak, ask them of any pain or discomfort
5. Observe generally the position of the client, the colour and their conscious level
6. Is the client able to move by themself
7. Only try and move if you are certain nothing is serious
8. You may need to call for help
9. You may need to use equipment to help raise the client to their feet
10. Phone the Doctor to check client over even if they seem uninjured
After this accident, it should be recorded in the accident book. The casualty’s name, the nature of the injury, the time and location of the accident and the first aid treatment given should all be
I am going to identify and explain six potential hazards within a health or social care setting and discuss the health, safety and security risks to the service users arising from the hazards I identify.
A hazard is something that could cause harm and a risk is the chance, high or low that someone could be harmed by that hazard. A health risk is a risk leading to an illness, a safety risk is a risk leading to a personal injury or damage to equipment and buildings and a security risk is a risk leading to theft, abduction, and intruders or leaving without consent.
A first potential hazard that could arise in a health and social care setting is a spillage. For example in a care home, there has been a water spillage on the floor of the …show more content…
She has fell onto her stomach and is lay faced down with her arm under her stomach. This could result in an injury to her arm or possibly injury to her head. I would make sure that the wire she fell over is moved so no one else can fall over. I would speak to the older lady to make sure she is conscious and if she is in any pain. These are the steps that I would take within this incident:
These are the steps that I would take:
1. Assess the cause of fall
2. Do not move until told so
3. Ask for any witness
4. If client is able to speak, ask them of any pain or discomfort
5. Observe generally the position of the client, the colour and their conscious level
6. Is the client able to move by themself
7. Only try and move if you are certain nothing is serious
8. You may need to call for help
9. You may need to use equipment to help raise the client to their feet
10. Phone the Doctor to check client over even if they seem uninjured
After this accident, it should be recorded in the accident book. The casualty’s name, the nature of the injury, the time and location of the accident and the first aid treatment given should all be