A2 Patient Care

Question 1

1. Take ______ to ______

Answer 1

1. Appropriate equipment

2. The patient

Question 2

2. What should be readily available?

Answer 2

Standard personal protective equipment

Question 3

3. Arrest ______. How?

Answer 3

Life-threatening haemorrhage

• Direct pressure on the bleeding site
• Elevation
• Arterial tourniquet (skill 103.1)
• Pelvic splinting (skill 106. 14)

Question 4

4. Determine patient/guardian/carer/parent _____

Answer 4

Competency and capacity (A3) to consent to treatment and transport decisions

Question 5

5. Which survey comes first and what is included?

Answer 5

Primary survey (Skill 104.1) with initial set of core observations.
Adopt a "treat as you go" approach where life-threatening problems are identified and management is initiated immediately

Question 6

6. What comes after the primary survey?

Answer 6

Secondary survey (skill 104.1) and second set of observations

Question 7

7. After assessing the patient what comes next?

Answer 7

Specific treatment according to protocol and pharmacology

Question 8

8. What should you consider after assessing and treating the patient?

Answer 8

Referral options (A10)

Question 9

9. Regularly ________ to identify _____ and _____.Patients with _____ require ______ and ____.

Answer 9

Reassess patients
Trends in physiological observations 
Response to treatment
Deteriorating physiological trends
Increased frequency of observations
Consideration of urgent transport (A8)

Question 10

10. What must be provided any time patient care is transferred? What should be highlighted?

Answer 10

A comprehensive clinical handover

Any significant or abnormal signs or symptoms