ASA Classification

Question 1

ASA 1: Normal ? patient.
ASA 2: Patient with ? ? disease.
ASA 3: Patient with ? systemic disease, restricting activity but not ?.

Answer 1

healthy
mild systemic
severe
incapacitating

Question 2

ASA 4: Patient with severe systemic disease representing a constant ? to ?.
ASA 5: ? patient not expected to survive 24 hours without ?.
ASA 6: Declared ?-? patient, whose organs are being harvested for ? purposes.

Answer 2

threat to life
moribund
operation
brain dead
donor

Question 3

Op urgency

Immediate: to save life, ? or ?.
Resuscitation and surgery ?, patient should be in theatre within ?.

Answer 3

limb
organ
simultaneous
minutes

Question 4

Op urgency

Urgent: ? onset/ deterioration of a condition threatening life, limb or organ.
Surgery takes place once ? is complete, within 6 / ? hours

Answer 4

acute
resus
24

Question 5

Op urgency

Expedited: ? patient requiring ? intervention.
Within ? of decision to operate.

Answer 5

stable
early
days

Question 6

Op urgency

?: surgery planned and booked in advance of admission to hospital

Answer 6

elective