emergency

Question 1

signs of deteriorating patient

Answer 1

1. Pyrexia (fever)
2. Tachypnoea (abnormal rapid breathing)
3. tachycardia (rapid heart rate)
4. Bradycardia (slow heart rate)
5. hypotension
6. altered level of consciousness

Question 2

what is sepsis

Answer 2

is a dysregulated immune response to an infection that leads to organ dysfunction

Question 3

Sepsis risk factors

Answer 3

• Older adults
• Pregnant women
• Children younger than 1year
• People who have chronic conditions,

Question 4

stages of sepsis

Answer 4

1. local infection enters circulatory system
2. individual organ starts to deteriorate and may completely fail
3. sepsis shock =
   Several organs stop functioning and cardio-circulatory failure leads to a sudden drop in blood pressure.

Question 5

symptoms of sepsis

Answer 5

S Shivering, fever or feeling cold
E Extreme pain or general discomfort
P Pallor or discoloration of the skin
S Sleepiness, difficult to rouse, confusion
I I feel like I might die (impending sense of doom)
S Shortness of breath (dyspnoea)

Question 6

signs and symptoms of shock

Answer 6

• Low blood pressure
• Altered mental state
• Hands and feet may be blue or pale
• Weak or rapid pulse
• Rapid breathing and hyperventilation
• Decreased urine output

Question 7

what is hypothermia

Answer 7

drop in body temperature.

Question 8

signs and symptoms of hypothermia

Answer 8

• Shivering
• Slow, shallow breathing
• Confusion and memory loss
• Drowsiness or exhaustion
• Slurred or mumbled speech