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., situational awareness, including “street smart” behaviors; threatening situations inside the home; environmental hazards)
- list of precautionary measures for potentially dangerous situations
- methods to remove yourself and, if necessary, a client from a situation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the resources for assistance in the event of a threatening situation inside the home?
- Who are the first contacts for each type of situation?
- How can a home health aide recognize environmental hazards and take precautions against injury?
- 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?