WEEK 5 Flashcards
(9 cards)
what are the categories of acute health care
trauma - e.g. car accidents, gun shots, lights and sirens incidents
emergency care - e.g. heart attack, stroke, serious fall
urgent care - something that needs to be urgently dealt with that cant be fixed at the GP. e.g. kid throwing up needing fluids
short term stabilisation - prehospital care before transfer to surgery
critical care - people who have come in from emergency and go to ICU
ramping
the time paramedics are required to care for a patient before they are handed over to the ED staff
triaging
How paramedics know where to take their patients.
They go off time critical guidelines to assess where patients are transferred too
Can be trauma or medical guidelines
Busiest time period for ambulance calls/emergency services
Busiest time for ambulance calls = Sunday 1am
Busiest time for emergency services = Friday and Saturday nights and middle of the day
Victoria system demand
In Victoria it takes 17 minutes from calling 000 to getting to the hospital
In Victoria there is less demand for trauma and more demand for heart attacks and falls
what states have poor system demand and why
Tasmania and NT
Due to accessibility issues and poor roads
where are ambulance services free
Queensland and Tasmania
In all other states, insurance is required for ambulance transport
what is good sam
Good sam is an app that provides rapid service, early care, knowledge on closest defibrillator and CPR while waiting for ambulance services to arrive.
It is available for those who have a registered ARTIO course and HPI registration
How does good sam work
- Triple zero message triggers an alert on Good Sam app
- Nearby qualified health professional is alerted through the app. They are given the emergency’s location and the location of the nearest defibrillator
- The health professional arrives at the emergency and is able to begin CPR while waiting for the ambulance to arrive
