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What does SCENE stand for?

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S - Safety
C - Cause
E - Environment
N - Number of patients
E - Extra resources required

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What are the 3 outcomes of medical patient assessment?

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  • Acute care (ED, PPCI, MTC)
  • Community or primary care (hospital wards, DN, OOGP)
  • Discharge with worsening
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What is covered in your primary surve?

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C - Cat haem
A - airway
B - Breathing
C - Circulation
D - Disability
E - Evaluation

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What should be completed after an intervention?

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Full reassessment starting from A

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What is required for every vulnerable pt (inc children), unless in a life threatening emergency ?

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An appropriate chaperone

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What should you be observant of when making a general impression of a PT?

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  • Colour
  • Position and tone
  • Behaviour
  • Any abnormal noises
  • Any significant blood loss
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What does ACVPU stand for?

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A - alert
C - Confused
V - Voice
P - pain
U - Unresponsive

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How would you assess if someone is Alert?

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Orientated and conversing on arrival

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How would you assess if someone is Confused

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New onset confusion, disorientated to time and place.
use family to refer to PT normal.
Pt is otherwise alert.

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How would you assess if someone is alert to voice?

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Verbal command to the PT

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How would you assess if someone is alert to pain?

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Alert only to a tactile stimulus, E.g giving them shake or tap.

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When assessing airway what are you looking for?

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  • Obstructions
  • Loose teeth
  • Foreign bodies
  • Vomit
  • Infection
  • Blood
  • Swelling
  • Trauma
  • Dry muccus membranes.
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When assessing air what are you listening for?

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  • Noisy airflow (Snoring, gurgling ect)
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When assessing airway what are you smelling for?

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  • Any abnormal smells (Sweet = DKA, Alcohol ect)
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What are you feeling for in airway assessment?

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AIrflow through oral cavity

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What is the first step when managing an airway?

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Manoeuvres (E.g Head tilt chin lift, postural drainage)

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Following an airway procedure what needs to be completed to demonstrate skill?

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Airway log

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When assessing breathing, what are you initially assessing for?

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Rate, Quality and depth

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When assessing breathing in primary survey, what are you looking for?

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  • Pallor (Cyanosis)
  • Adequacy of chest movement
  • Symmetry
  • Inspect anterior and posterior elements
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When assessing breathing in the primary survey, what are you feeling for?

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  • Stability of the chest wall
  • Depth
  • Equal rise an fall
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What is the normal SPO2 range for a PT with COPD?

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88% - 92%

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What is the expected SPO2 range for a normal PT without previous respiratory history?

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94% - 98%

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When should assisted ventilation be considered?

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< 10
>30
If the PT SPO2 is <90% on 15 l/min O2

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When assessing circulation, what are you main considerations other than external bleeding?

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  • Epistaxsis
  • Haemostasis
  • Haematemasis
  • Malaena
  • Internal bleeding
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When assessing a pulse, what are you looking for?
- Strength - Regularity - Rate
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If a radial pulse isn't present, where is the next place to check for a pulse?
Carotid
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If a pulse is present in the radial what is the PTs estimated systolic blood pressure?
80-90 systolic
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If a pulse is present in the Carotid what is the PTs estimated systolic blood pressure?
50+ mmHG
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If a pulse is present in the femeral what is the PTs estimated systolic blood pressure?
70+ mmHG
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When assessing skin, what are you looking for?
- Rashes - Motteling - Cyanosis - Cold peripheries - Skin turger
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What are the early signs of Hypovalaemic shock?
- Poor Pallor - Cold peripheries - Abnormal behaviour - Tachypneoia - Tachycardia
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When are you looking for as part of you disability assessment?
- ACVPU, - PEARL - Purposeful limb movements - Sensory function - Blood glucose (If appropriate) - FAST test (If appropriate)
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Under what circumstances must a Blood Glucose be taken?
- Diabetic Patients - Impaired LOC - Alcohol consumption - Seizures - Syncope and falls - Paediatrics
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When should a FAST test be completed?
- Any sensory or motor deficit - Any new onset confusion
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What is covered under the environment section of the primary survey?
- BP - Temperature
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What is the NEWS 2 threshold for a pre-alert?
- NEWS2 higher than 5 - NEWS2 score of 3 in any parameter
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In a diabetic PT, what is the minimum value for a PT to be Hypertensive?
130/80
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In a Non-Diabetic Pt, what is the threshold value for Hypertension?
140/90
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In what circumstances must an ECG be conducted?
- Syncope - CP - Post rosc - Abnormal pulse (irregular, Tachy, Brady) - New onset confusion where possible
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When forming differential diagnosis, what needs to be considered?
- Any clinically concerning findings? - Anything else it could be ? - Diagnosis of exclusion? - Any pertinent negatives? - Any further information required?
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What needs to be included when taking a patient history?
- Presenting complaint - History of presenting complaint - Past medical history - Prescribed medications - Allergies - Family history - Social history
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What information are looking for when obtaining a history of presenting complaint?
- Symptom summary - Symptom duration - Event history - Impact on patient - Previous occurrences - Assessment of pain
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What does SOCRATES stand for?
- Site - Onset - Character - Radiation - Associations - Timing - Exacerbating and relieving factors - Severity
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When assessing a patients medical history, what needs to be obtained?
- Current illness or disease - Previous illness or disease - Previous trauma -Surgical history - Obstetric/ GYN history
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When obtaining details about a patients medication, what information do you require?
- Prescribed medications - Over the counter medications - Compliance - Recent medication changes - Recreational andd illegal drug use - herbal remedies
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What key pieces of information should be obtained for the social history?
- Who they live with - Employment status - Mobility aids - Main carer - Care package/ Provider - Schools (If attending) - Social worker inc details
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When formulating a working impression, what needs to be considered?
- Differential diagnosis - Current findings - What can be ruled out - What is needed to support or reject the working impression.
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What needs to be assessed as part of a head assessment?
Inspection of face for: Bruising, wounds, Abnormal swelling and rashes. Check: Pupil size, GCS Inspect oral cavity for: Dehyrdration, Bleeding, deformities, Inspect the nose for: Woulds, Swelling, infection or CSF leak.
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What needs to be assessed as part of a neck examination?
Inspect for: Surgical scars, accessory muscle uuse, lacerations, bruising and deformity, Tracheal deviation and jugular vein distention.
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What are the red flags during a neck assessment?
Tracheal deviation - ?Pneumothorax Jugular vein distention - ?HF, Increased WOB.
51
State the difference between Decorticate and Decerabate presentation.
Decorticate - Flexion facing inwards (Duck) Decerabatte - Extension outwards (Penguin)
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During a chest examination, what needs to be reassessed from the primary survey?
- Rate - Quality - Depth - SPO2 - Skin colour - Temperature
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What do crackles indicate?
Infection
54
What does a silent chest indicate?
No air entry!
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What does Strider indicate?
Obstructed airway
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When palpating the chest what are you looking for?
Deformities, Crepitus, Flail segments, Surgical emphysema
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How many quadrants are included in an abdo assessment, what are they called?
4 - All together Left upper/lower, Right upper/lower
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What are the red flags during an abdo assessment?
- Bruising - guarding -Swelling, - Wounds - Pulsating masses - Distention
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What might a pulsating mass indicate?
AAA
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When would you stop palpation?
- Pulsating mass - PT isn't able to tolerate due to pain
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When inspecting the lower limbs what are you looking for?
- Rashes - Localised inflammation - Bruising - Swelling - Odema - Jaundice
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When assessing a lower limb concern, what observation must be taken?
Distal Pulse
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What is the MSC entail?
Motor - Test for movement in limbs Sensation - applying light touch to evaluate sensation Circulation - Temp and distal pulses
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What components should make up your safety netting consideration?
- If diagnosis correct what will happen - if diagnosis incorrect what will hapen - What should the PT do if their condition worsens
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As part of the worsening advice what should be outlined?
- Recovery timeline - When any safety nets are likely to take effect (GP appt ect) - Expected signs and symptoms - Expected outcome

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