Neurology Edited by Professor Emeritus Desire' Dubounet, IMUNE

Definition: The client has accentuated risk of accidental suffocation (inadequate air available for inhalation).SUPPORTING DATADEFINING CHARACTERISTICSInternal (individual)Reduced olfactory sensation, motor abilitiesLack of safety education, precautionsCognitive or emotional difficultiesDisease or injury processExternal (environmental)Pillow placed in infant’s cribVehicle warming in closed garageChildren playing with plastic bags or inserting small objects into mouths or nosesDiscarded or unused refrigerators or freezers without removed doorsChildren left unattended in bathtubs or poolsHousehold gas leaksSmoking in bedUse of fuel-burning heaters not vented to outsideLow-strung clotheslinePacifier hung around infant’s headEating large mouthfuls of foodPropped bottle placed in infant’s crib________________________________________________________________________________________________ INJURY, POTENTIAL FOR: C. TRAUMA, POTENTIAL FOR___________________________________________________________________ Diagnostic Division: SafetyDefinition: The client has accentuated risk of accidental tissue injury, e.g., wound, burn, fracture.SUPPORTING DATADEFINING CHARACTERISTICSInternal (individual) factorsWeaknessBalancing difficultiesReduced large, or small, muscle coordinationLack of safety education/precautionsCognitive or emotional difficultiesPoor visionReduced temperature and/or tactile sensationReduced hand/eye coordinationInsufficient finances to purchase safety equipment or effect repairsHistory of previous traumaExternal (environmental) factorsSlippery floors, e.g., wet or highly waxedBathtub without hand grip or antislip equipmentUnsturdy or absent stair railsHigh beds