Critically Ill Patients

Question 1

Time critical: Airway

Answer 1

Adjunct
Any use of of equipment

Question 2

Time critical: Breathing

Answer 2

RR: Less than 10 or more than 20
SATS: less than 88%
Positioning

Question 3

Time critical: Circulation

Answer 3

HR: less than 50bpm
BP: less than 80 systolic

Question 4

Time critical: Disability

Answer 4

V P U

Question 5

What does the NEWS score consider

Answer 5

RR, oxygen saturation, systolic bp, HR, LOC and temperature

Question 6

NEWS score of 0-4

Answer 6

low risk
doesn’t mean the patient definitely does not have sepsis

Question 7

NEWS score of 5-6

Answer 7

urgent management needed
medium response
observations every hour

Question 8

NEWS score of 7+

Answer 8

High risk, red flag sepsis
continuous observations

Question 9

What should prompt concern with the NEWS score?

Answer 9

a score of 3 in any category
low/medium risk
urgent response

Question 10

Sepsis abbreviation for symptoms

Answer 10

S = severe SOB
E = extremely cold hands or feet
P = palpitations
S = slurred speech
I = I have never felt so bad
S = Shivering

Question 11

Which patients may trigger a pre-hospital screening tool when sepsis isn’t present?

Answer 11

Diabetics and people with Afib