Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Flashcards
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Which CPI principle supports ongoing physical conditioning for staff as part of injury prevention?
Answer: Personal Safety and Wellness
CPI's Personal Safety and Wellness principle recognizes that staff physical and emotional health directly supports safe, effective intervention.
An elderly individual with a pacemaker becomes physically aggressive. Which intervention approach is MOST appropriate to prevent injury?
Answer: Prioritize verbal de-escalation; if physical intervention is needed, use minimal force and monitor cardiac status
Cardiac devices and age-related vulnerability require prioritizing verbal methods and using minimal, carefully monitored physical force if intervention is unavoidable.
What is the role of 'behavior support plans' in preventing injury within a CPI framework?
Answer: They provide individualized strategies to address triggers before crisis escalates to physical intervention
Behavior support plans identify individual triggers and proactive strategies, reducing crisis frequency and the injury risk that comes with physical intervention.
Which of the following is an early physical warning sign that a held individual may be experiencing positional asphyxia?
Answer: Limp body, blue-tinged lips, or cessation of struggling
Limpness, cyanosis, and sudden cessation of resistance can indicate oxygen deprivation and require immediate release and medical response.
How should CPI staff handle a situation where a co-worker's intervention technique is causing obvious pain but no immediate life threat?
Answer: Intervene verbally to correct technique and document the observation afterward
Verbal redirection during the intervention and post-incident documentation corrects technique issues while maintaining team function and safety accountability.
What is the CPI guidance on restraint duration to minimize cumulative physical risk?
Answer: Use the shortest duration necessary, releasing as soon as safety is established
CPI recommends the shortest possible restraint duration because extended holds increase risk of positional asphyxia, pressure injury, and psychological trauma.
Which of the following best describes the CPI concept of 'therapeutic crisis intervention' as it relates to injury prevention?
Answer: Integrating de-escalation, supportive communication, and least-restrictive physical techniques to minimize harm
Therapeutic crisis intervention integrates verbal and non-verbal strategies with safe physical techniques as a last resort, always prioritizing harm reduction.