ECA Confirmation Paper1

Question 1

What is the weight limit

forcarrying somebody on a carry

chair?

Answer 1

200Kg use TILEO

Question 2

List three checks that must be made prior to using

the carry chair?

Answer 2

Servicebility locks wheels

Question 3

What must you always do when using a carry chair?

a) Always hold the chair
b) Explain what will happen prior to moving the patient
c) Strap the patient to the chair using the safety belt
d) All of the above

Answer 3

d) All of the above

Question 4

List the three functions of an intervertebral disc

Answer 4

Shock absorber

spacer

reduce friction

Question 5

. List three of the basic kinetics oflifting

Answer 5

Are there any alternatives to lifting?

Adopt a stable base (offset)

Aim to keep COG over base

Bend your knees

Keep the load between shoulder width

Straight back

Look up (Forward)

Question 6

.The passage of the air into lungs is via the bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli in that orde

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The pharynx is a flap of cartilage that covers the airway

Answer 7

False

Question 8

The term relating to the difficulty of breathing is..? a) Dyspnoea b) Apnoea c) Hypercarbia d) Hypoxia

Answer 8

a) Dyspnoea

Question 9

Label the following diagram

Answer 9

Label the following diagram

Question 10

Name the three layers of the heart wall

Answer 10

pericardium myocardium endocardium

Question 11

Using the table below fill in the missing boxes to name the three main components and percentages of inspired and expired air.

Answer 11

Usingthe table below fill in the missing boxes to name the three mai± components and percentages of inspired and expired air.

Question 12

. Name three environmental checks you would carry out prior to defibrillation.

Answer 12

Water Oxygen metal floors contract with anyone else

Question 13

The right side of the heart deals with oxygenated blood . Arteries take blood back to the heart True/ False

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Arteries take blood back to the heart

Answer 14

False

Question 15

An abnormally fast heart rate is:

Answer 15

Tachycardia

Question 16

. A patient with stable angina normally has unpredictable chest pain

Answer 16

False

Question 17

A function of the respiratory system is to excrete oxygen and water vapou

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Which is the odd one out? pericardium Pleura Alveoli Trachea

Answer 18

Pericardium

Question 19

lt is safe to leave the carrying chair unattended with the patient on it

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Name the five types of blood vessels

Answer 20

The heart pumps blood into vessels that vary in structure, size, and function, and there are several types: arteries arterioles capillaries venules veins

Question 21

Name the two component gases that make up Entonox

Answer 21

Oxygen 50% nitrous oxide 50%

Question 22

. List the three Contra-indications of Entonox

Answer 22

Bends – (decompression sickness or Caissons disease)* - anyone diving within the last 24 hours should be considered a risk. Severe head injuries [with impaired consciousness] (may mask signs and symptoms of the injury) Violently disturbed psychiatric patients (difficult to administer).

Question 23

The angina patient is most likely to use which one of the followingwhen chest pain is Present a) glucagon

b) adirenaline
c) glyceryl trinitrate (GTN)
d) salbutamol

Answer 23

c) glyceryl trinitrate (GTN)

Question 24

Label the attached diagram of the heart

Answer 24

Label the attached diagram of the heart