General Revision Flashcards
(43 cards)
What is the name of the QLD legislation relating to WH&S?
Work health and safety act 2011
List the components of the VSS?
Blood pressure, pulse, resp rate, blood sugar levels, oxygen saturation, temperature, echocardiogram, skin assessment and Glasgow coma scale.
What is diastolic blood pressure?
The pressure exerted on arterial walls when the heart relaxes
What is systolic blood pressure?
The pressure exerted on arterial walls when the heart contracts
What is the average tidal volume for a healthy adult?
500mL
What is considered the greatest advancement in trauma during world war 1?
The thomas splint
Who was considered the grandfather of advanced life support?
Dr Frank Pantridge
Who wrote the original paramedic textbook?
Dr Nancy Caroline
What does LASN stand for?
Local ambulance service network
What is our primary survey acronym and what are the components?
DRABC, danger, response, airwar, breathing, circulation
What does the secondary survey compose of?
- focused secondary assessment
- physical examination (head to toe)
- patient hx
What are the components of a neurological assessment?
- Level of consciousness (LOC)
- Pupil size and reactions
- Motor function
- sensory function
- verbal capacity
- VSS
What are the components of a perfusion assessment?
- pulse
- blood pressure
- skin assessment
- level of consciousness (LOC)
What are the components of a respiratory status assessment?
- level of consciousness (LOC)
- general appearance
- speech
- ventilatory rate
- ventilatory rhythm
- ventilatory effort
- skin assessment
- pulse
- breath sounds
What GCS score would you give to a patient who uses inappropriate words as their verbal response?
verbal 3 (v3)
GCS score for reacts to speech?
eye opening 3 (e3)
GCS for withdraws from pain?
motor response 4 (m4)
GCS for extension response to pain?
motor response 2 (m2)
List all GCS scores in order from top to bottom
Eye opening:
- spontaneous 4
- reacts to speech 3
- reacts to pain 2
- no response 1
Verbal response:
- orientated 5
- confused 4
- inappropriate words 3
- incomprehensible 2
- no response 1
Motor response
- obeys commands 6
- localises to pain 5
- withdraws from pain 4
- flexion response 3
- extension response 2
- no responsive 1
List the components of a physical status assessment?
- Systematic
- proximal to distal, superior to inferior
- expose, palpate and auscultate
- sensory and motor function
- pain
What are the 3 focused assessments?
- neurological status assessment (nsa)
- perfusion status assessment (psa)
- respiratory status assessment (rsa)
What does DCAP-BTLS
- deformities
- constusions
- abrasions
- punctures and penetrations
- burns
- tenderness
- lacerations
- swelling
what does sample stand for?
- signs and symptoms
- allergies
- medication
- past medical history
- last ins and outs
- events leading up to incident
What do we use OPQRST for and what does it stand for?
- Pain assessment AND - onset/origin - provocation - quality - radiation - severity - timing
