(HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder/(HSAN)%20Health,%20S
(HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition
1. Appetite: A desire to eat
2. Impermeable Surface: a surface that is resistant to water, chemicals and otherfluids;
required in areas such as changing tables, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats
3. Safety hazards: things in the environment that can be identified as dangerous toa person's
health and welfare
4. Nutrition: the foods that we eat and how our body uses them
5. Sanitize: the process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level
6. Immunizations: Administration of a vaccine to make the body build up a defenseagainst a
disease
7. Clean: to remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap (ordetergent)
and water--The process does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of spreading
infection.
8. Disinfect: to kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals to lower the riskof spreading
infection
9. Vaccine: A group of substances that produce immunity to disease in a person
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10. Communicable Disease: Disease that can be spread from one person toanother
11. Evacuation Plan: procedures for getting children and staff out of a building, e.g.fire drills
12. Isolation Area: A designated area for a child who becomes ill at a facility
13. Daily health checks are a good way to: prevent, identify, and control illness ina child care
environment
14. Syptoms of heat exhaustion: may include excessive sweating and a rapid pulse. Other
symptoms may include: cool, moist skin, dizziness, faintness, musclecramps, headache, and
nausea.
15. Heat Stroke: Occurs because of prolonged exposure to very hotconditions.
The mechanism in the brain that regulates
body temperature stops functioning, and the body's
temperature rapidly rises to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. The
person becomes flushed, with hot, dry skin and astrong, rapid
pulse. He or she quickly becomes confused or unconscious.
16. Symptoms of dehydration: Dry to very dry mouth. Little or no tears whencrying.
Less active than usual, or very fussy. Infant will wet less than
6 diapers a day; a child will make fewer tripsto the restroom
than he normally does. Eyes are sunken. Hands and feet are
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