ED 2

Question 1

Sepsis symptoms

Answer 1

fast breathing
feeling unwell
skin rash
feeling very hot or cold
fast heartbeat
feeling confused
not passing much urine
weakness or aching muscles

Question 2

CAT 4 Bed Allocation

Answer 2

Fast track

- does not need bed, will be fine in chair

Question 3

FAST TRACK NURSE

Answer 3

Nurse taking over care will do a primary assessment on the patient.
Ask- Why have you presented to emergency?
Conduct vital signs.
gather medical hx, child hood immunisations up to date?

Question 4

CAT 3

bed allocation

Answer 4

main arena or sub acute area

Question 5

Sub Acute NURSE assessment

Answer 5

Nurse taking over care will do a primary assessment on the patient.
Ask- Why have you presented to emergency?
Conduct vital signs.
gather medical hx
Enquire about the pain: location, when did it start?, continuous or
intermittent, nature of the pain (stabbing, burning, ache),
radiating?, tender on palpation?, abdomen distended?
Any trouble with bowels or urine?

Question 6

CAT 1 Bed Allocation

Answer 6

• RESUSCITATION ROOM

Question 7

RESUS NURSE

Answer 7

Nurse taking over care will do a primary assessment on the patient.

Question 8

CAT 5

bed allocation

Answer 8

Waiting room

Question 9

Waiting room NURSE

INTERVENTIONS

Answer 9

• clean wound with normal saline, make sure no foreign body (gravel)
• dress wound with basic wound dressing
• offer paracetamol
• ask if tetanus up to date? may need ADT
• D/C home after checking with EDMO