Title: Describe the protocol for personal safety.
Course: Home Health Aide (14053) > Section: Understanding Safety

Description should include

- list of potentially dangerous situations (e.g., threatening situations inside the home; environmental hazards)
- situational awareness
- list of precautionary measures
- methods to remove yourself and, if necessary, a client from a situation
- organizational protocol related to personal safety.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the resources for assistance in the event of a threatening situation inside the home?
- What steps or tactics can the home health aide use to diffuse or distract a potential threat?
- Who are the first contacts for each type of situation?
- How can a home health aide recognize environmental hazards and take precautions against injury?
- What precautions can a home health aide take to enhance safety when threatening situations occur?
- How much information should a home health aide share?
- If injury occurs on the job, what courses of action should a home health aide take?
- Why is it important to keep contact information easily accessible?
- Why is it important to maintain a schedule? Why is it important to notify the agency if the schedule changes?