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The Assist Physically Impaired Members Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect patient information
- insufficient equipment
- 2. Arrival at location
- Transportation hazards
- unfamiliarity with location layout
- 3. Assessing the patient's condition
- Misdiagnosis
- ineffective communication with the patient
- 4. Accessing the patient
- Physical obstacles
- unpredictable behaviours
- 5. Transferring the patient
- Falls risks
- incorrect body mechanics
- 6. Transporting the patient
- Uneven terrain
- unsuitable transport vehicle
- 7. Navigating to the treatment facility
- Traffic hazards
- getting lost or delayed
- 8. Hand off to receiving staff
- Ineffective communication
- not following proper protocol
- 9. Documenting the service provided
- Errors in documentation
- lost files
- 10. Processing for the next call
- Insufficient rest between calls
- infection control risk
- 11. Equipment maintenance
- Using damaged equipment
- improper maintenance procedures
- 12. Team debriefing and review
- Ignoring feedback
- non-constructive criticism
- 13. Continuing education and training
- Insufficient training resources
- lack of focus on current practice trends
- 14. Patient follow-up
- Lack of timely follow-up
- communication errors
- 15. Quality assurance checks
- Neglecting routine checks
- non-compliance with standards