Chapter 7: Safetly and Body Mechanics
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Aspiration
Inhalation of food, fluid, or foreign material into the lungs
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Atrophy
Weakening or wasting away of muscles
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Body Mechanics
The way the part of the body work together when a person moves
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Chemical Restraint
Medication’s used to control a person’s mood/behavior
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Combustion
The process of burning
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Contracture
Permanent/painful shortening of a muscle, tendon, or ligament that can restrict movement
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Cyanosis
Blue or pale skin and/or mucous membranes due to decreased oxygen in blood
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Dysphagia
Difficulty swelling
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