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PRIMARY SURVEY

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  • PRIMARY SURVEY FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING PATIENT’S CLINICAL STATUS
  • ONLY APPLYING INTERVENTIONS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN LIFE.
  • IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN UNDER 1 MINUTE OF ARRIVAL ON SCENE
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MAXIMUM TIME ON SCENE FOR LIFE-THREATENING TRAUMA

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EQUAL OR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES

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MARKERS IDENTIFYING ACUTELY UNWELL

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CARDIAC CHEST PAIN
ACUTE PAIN >5

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MARKERS FOR MULTI-SYSTEM TRAUMA

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SYSTOLIC BP <90
RESP RATE <10 0R >29
HEART RATE >120
AVPU = V/P/U
MECHANISM OF INJURY

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ADULT PRESENTING WITH FBAO
WHAT IS DONE AFTER EACH CYCLE OF CPR

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OPEN MOUTH LOOK FOR OBJECT
IF VISIBLE, ATTEMPT TO REMOVE

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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM HANDS OFF TIME FOR CPR

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10 SECONDS

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WHAT IS DONE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

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  • VENTILATE AT 8 TO 10 PER MINUTE
  • UNSYNCHRONISED CHEST COMPRESSIONS CONTINUOUS AT 100-120 PER MINUTE
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FOR ABNORMAL WORK OF BREATHING

WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER FOR A RAISED ETCO2 + REDUCED SPO2

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CONSIDER ASSITED VENTILATION

End-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2)

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FOR ABNORMAL WORK OF BREATHING

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THEY HAVE RAISED ETCO2 + NORMAL SPO2

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ENCOURAGE DEEP BREATHS

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FOR EXACERBATED COPD

WHAT PERCENTAGE DO YOU COMMENCE OXYGEN THERAPY AT?

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28% AND TITRATE TO 92%

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FOR EXACERBATION OF COPD

IF THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT FROM SALBUTAMOL, WHAT INTERVALS CAN YOU ADMINISTER IT AT?

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5 MINUTES

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:(

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Perforated esophageal intervention focus

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IN ADULTS WITH ASTHMA

IF THERE ARE NO IMPROVEMENTS FROM SALBUTAMOL AEROSOL, HOW MANY TIMES CAN IT BE REPEATED

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11 TIMES

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positive means good

WHAT DOES A POSITIVE ETCO2 READING INDICATED ABOUT AN AIRWAY?

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PATENT OR PARTIAL PATENT AIRWAY

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WHAT IS A PATENT AIRWAY?

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the ability of a person to breathe, with airflow passing to and from the respiratory system through the oral and nasal passages

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WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF BRADYCARDIA?

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  • ACUTE ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
  • ISCHEMIC CHEST DISCOMFORT
  • ACUTE HEART FAILURE
  • HYPOTENSION
  • SIGNS OF SHOCK
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WHAT IS TRANSPORTED ALONGSIDE SOMEONE SUFFERING FROM DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS?

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DIVE COMPUTER AND DIVE EQUIPMENT

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WHAT OXYGEN THERAPY IS ADMINISTERED TO A PATIENT IN SICKLE CELL CRISIS?

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15L OXYGEN VIA NON-REBREATHER FACEMASK

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WHAT ARE CAUSES OF SEIZURES IN ADULTS?

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  • MENINGITIS
  • HEAD INJURY
  • HYPOGLYCAEMIA
  • ECLAMPSIA
  • FEVER
  • POISONS
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FHFFP

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FACE
HANDS
FEET
FLEXION POINTS
PERINIUM

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HARNESS INDUCED SUSPENSION TRAUMA

WHEN IS THE HARNESS REMOVED IF CIRCULATION IS COMPROMISED

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WHEN PATIENT IS LOWERED TO GROUND

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HIGH RISK FACTORS FOR SPINAL INJURY

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  • MECHANISM OF INJURY
  • FALL FROM HEIGHT >1M OR >5 STEPS
  • AXIAL LOAD TO THE HEAD OR BASE OF THE SPINE EG. DIVING
  • ALOC
  • AGED 65+
  • AGE 2 OR LESS
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SPINAL INJURY RULE IN CONSIDERATIONS

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  • ALOC
  • IMMEDIATE ONSET SPINAL/BACK PAIN
  • HAND OR FOOT WEAKNESS
  • ABSENT/ALTERED SENSATION TO HANDS/FEET
  • PRIAPISM
  • HISTORY OF PAST SPINAL ISSUES
  • UNABLE TO ROTATE NECK LEFT/RIGHT 45º
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SUBMERSION/IMMERSION INCIDENT

WHAT SHOULD THE PRACTITIONER GIVING VENTILATIONS CONSIDER?

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NEEDING TO APPLY HIGHER PRESSURE FOR VENTILATION BECAUSE OF POOR COMPLIANCE RESULTING FROM PULMONARY OEDEMA

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HOW LONG IS THE PULSE CHECK FOR A HYPOTHERMIC PATIENT
30-45 SECONDS
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EVIDENCE FOR AT RISK CRITERIA FOR SEPSIS
- ANY ONE CLINICAL SIGN OF ACUTE ORGAN DYSFUNCTION - AT RISK OF NEUTROPENIA (BONE MARROW FAILURE/CHEMO/AUTOIMUNE DISORDER) - GREATER OR EQUAL TO 2 SIRS CRITERIA PLUS 1 OR MORE CO-MORBIDITY
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SIGNS OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME (SIRS)
-TEMP LESS THAN 36º OR MORE THAN 38.3º - HEART RATE 90+ - RESP RATE 20+ - ACUTELY CONFUSED - GLUCOSE OVER 7.7 (NON-DIABETIC) - PATIENT HAS 2 OR MORE SIGNS OF **SIRS**
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# NEW BORN/ NEONATAL CARE MR SOPA (PA NOT RELEVANT)
MASK ADJUSTMENT REPOSITION AIRWAY SUCTION MOUTH + NOSE OPEN MOUTH PRESSURE INCREASE ALTERNATIVE AIRWAY
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ESTIMATED WEIGHT OF A NEONATE
3.5KG
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ESTIMATED WEIGHT OF A 6MNTH OLD
6KG
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ESTIMATED WEIGHT 1-5YRS
(AGE X 2) + 8KG
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WHAT IS THE PAEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT TRIANGLE?
APPEARANCE WORK OF BREATHING CIRCULATION OF SKIN
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# PAEDIATRIC SIGNS OF CROUPE
- HYPOXIA - MARKED RESPITORY - STRIDOR - IRRITABILITY/LETHARGY - MARKED INCREASED RESP RATE
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# SHOCK FROM BLOOD LOSS SIGNS OF INADEQUATE PERFUSION
- INCREASED RESP RATE - TACHYCARDIA - DELAYED CAP REFILL - DIMINISHED/ABSENT PERIPHERAL PULSES - IRRITABILITY/CONFUSION/ALOC - COOL EXTREMITY/MOTTLING
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# SEPSIS - PAEDIATRIC SEPSIS RED FLAG ≥ 1 CHICA
- ALTERED MENTAL STATUS (P/U) - INAPROPRIATE TACHYCARDIA - LONG CAP REFIL - HYPOTENSION - CLINICAL DETERIORATION
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# SEPSIS - PAEDIATRIC SEPSIS AMBER FLAG ≥1 VAPPI
- INAPPROPRIATE TACHYPONEA - ALTERED FUNCTIONAL STATUS - PRACTITIONER CONCERN - PARENTAL CONCERN - VITAL SIGN DETERIORATION
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# SEPSIS - PAEDIATRIC RISK FACTORS
- IMMUNOCOMPROMISED - AGE ≤3 MNTHS - CHRONIC DISEASE - RECENT SURGERY - BREAK IN SKIN (EG. CHICKEN POX) - INDWELLING LINE/DEVICE - SIGNS OF INFECTION IN WOUND - INCOMPLETE VACCINATION RECORD
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# INFANT AED PAD PLACEMENT
FRONT AND BACK
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# PAEDIATRIC AED WHAT IS THE AGE FOR THE USE OF PAEDIATRIC DEFIB SYSTEMS
UNDER 8
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WHAT IS THE COMPRESSION/VENTILLATION RATE FOR A CHILD UNDER 12
15:2
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WHAT IS THE RATE OF COMPRESSIONS/VENTILLATIONS FOR SOMEONE OVER 12
30:2
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# VF/VT PAEDIATRIC POSSIBLE CAUSES
- HYPOTHERMIA - HYPOXIA - HYPOVALEMIA - TENSION PNEUMOTHORAX - TOXINS - TRAUMA - THROMBUS- CORNONARY - HYPER/HYPOKALAEMIA
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# ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT RATE OF COMPRESSIONS
100-120/MIN
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# ADULT BASIC LIFE SUPPORT DEPTH OF COMPRESSIONS
5-6CM
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# ADULT WHAT IS THE VENTILLATION VOLUME
500-600ML
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WHEN IS A PULSE CHECK DONE DURING CPR
AFTER 2 MINS OF CPR IF POTENTIALLY PERFUSING RYTHM
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DEFINITIVE INDICATORS OF DEATH
- INCINERATION - RIGOR MORTIS - OBVIOUS POOLING (HYPOSTASIS) - INCINERATION - DECAPITATION - INJURYS INCOMPATIBLE WITH LIFE

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