BEC + Public Health Flashcards
4 Ps of BEC?
Preserve life, Prevent situations, Promote recovery and Phone 999
Number to call for help if within Ninewells?
222
AMPLE handover acronym?
Allergies, Medications, PMH, Last meal and Events leading up to injury
Depth and rate of chest compressions?
5-6 cm and 2 per second
How many seconds should you assess breathing for?
10
Timing of rescue breaths and ABC assessment during respiratory arrest?
Breaths every 5-6 seconds and reassess ABC every minute
After how long should a patient be turned over in the recovery position?
30 minutes
What is communitarianism/community ethics?
Is an act good for everyone affected by the act?
What is deontology?
Is an act right or wrong irrespective of effects/consequences?
What is consequentialism/utilitarianism?
Is an act right or wrong depending on the consequences?
What is the religious theory?
Does an act respect the sanctity of human life?
What is virtue ethics?
Am I constantly upholding my morals and values
What are the 4 ethical principles from Beauchamps & Childress?
Autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice
What is the biomedical model?
The body acting as a machine and not taking into account the patient
What is the biopsychosocial model?
Taking into account the biological, social and psychological factors of a patient when considering mental health
What is epidemiology?
Study of frequency, distribution and determinants of disease in a population
What is the epidemiological triangle?
Host, agent and environment
How to calculate incidence + what it means?
No of new disease cases/ no of people at risk of getting the disease + number of new cases to develop
How to calculate prevalence?
No of new and previous disease cases/ no of people in the population + number of people affected by the disease
What is the negative predictive value vs specificity?
Probability the test result will be negative if the disease is not present vs probability the disease is not present if the test result is negative
What is the positive predictive value vs sensitivity?
Probability the test result will be positive if the disease is present vs probability the disease is present if the test result is positive
What is the yield of a screening test?
Number of previously diagnosed cases that are picked up
What is primary + secondary prevention?
Preventing a disease + preventing a disease from getting worse
What is he most commonly missed area in hand-washing?
Fingertips
What does the Swiss Cheese model demonstrate?
Cheese is the barriers to prevent patient harm and holes are the cases that slip through due to error
