characteristics of a healthy environment - ANSWER clean work and play
areas, proper hygiene practices
written policy - ANSWER effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
child care program
three A's - ANSWER Appetite(variety of foods)
Appearance(gains steadily in height and body weight)
Activity(plenty of energy,alert)
"10-second check" - ANSWER preventing identifying and controlling illness
in a childcare environment (look at child's behaviour, face, body)
Temperature/Thermometer- ANSWER MUST USE disposable sheath on
thermometers!
fever=100 degrees
Dehydration - ANSWER child will not urinate for hours, eyes are sunken, pulse
weak and fast
heat exhaustion - ANSWER person's skin becomes pale and the clammy person
feels sick, dizzy and/or faint
heat stroke - ANSWER body temp rise up to 104 degrees, child will be flushed
wih hot dry skin strong rapid pulse
communicable disease - ANSWER disease that can be spread from one person
to another
( 4 types- Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, parasites)
bacteria - ANSWER small organisms, antibiotics help stop growth of.
(strep throat, pinkeye)
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