ITC Form 1R2 Quiz - Computers and Health

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome only affects the thumb and first finger

• True
• False

You should take breaks every:

• 20-25 minutes,
  
• 35-50 minutes,
• Hour.

What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? 

• an injury to the spine
• Inflammation of Tendons in the wrist causing pressure on the median nerve
• something that young people do not have to worry about
• a virus

What are the symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

• Pain, tingling, and numbness in the hands
• a sore back
• a painful elbow
• sneezing and coughing

The best way to position your wrist while typing is

• resting on the desk
• wrists arched upward
• straight across
• it doesn't matter

It is good for your eyes to look away from your computer screen (look at something far away) at least once an hour.

• True
• False

What does RSI stand for?

• Repetitive Standing Injury
• Real Strain Injury
• Repetitive Strain Injury
• Repeated Standing Injury

When there is a glare on the computer screen what should the employee do?

• Try not to look at the glare.
• Do something that doesn't involve a computer.
• Change the brightness of the computer.
• Close the binds or drop them.

If the keyboard is too high, but not adjustable, what should you do to fix that?

• Move the keyboard to a higher location.
• Place pads underneath the wrists.
  
• Move the keyboard to a lower place.
• Do the best they can with it.

Your computer screen should never be above?

• your head
• eye level
• shoulder level