Title: Identify safety hazards in the rehabilitation environment and appropriate responses for each.
Course: Physical/Occupational Therapy I (14060-I) > Section: Maintaining a Safe Patient Environment

Identification should include the following:

- Fire hazard—Responses to fire should include
  - fire situation (RACE = rescue, alert, confine, extinguish/evacuate)
  - use of a fire extinguisher (PASS = pull, aim, squeeze, spray)
- Fall hazard—Responses for preventing falls should include environmental modifications such as installing grab bars, removing loose mats or carpets, visual modifications to the environment, clearing walkways and stairways.
- Other hazards—Responses to other emergencies should include use of facility emergency codes, hospital acquired infections (e.g., MRSA, staph), weather emergencies, utility failures, natural disasters, hazardous materials (HAZMAT) incidents.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What regulatory agency monitors safety in rehabilitation environments?
- What are the penalties when standards are not maintained?
- What safety procedures are specific to each clinical facility?
- What are basic evacuation procedures for people with disabilities?