ILS

Question 1

SCENE ASSESSMENT

Answer 1

Scene safety/ IP+C/ PPE
MOI
Additional resources
Regulations
Triage

Question 2

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

Answer 2

position/tone/palour/ use of accessory muscles/ tracking
catastrophic haemorrhage

Alert- hello can you hear me can you open your eyes? both sides
Voice-
Pain- pinch of ear lobes/ shoulder muscles
Unresponsive-

Question 3

PATIENT ASSESSMENT

Answer 3

LOOK IN AIRWAY FOR OBSTRUCTION
CONSIDER C-SPINE
HEAD TILT CHIN LIFT
OPA MEASURED AND INSERTED

Question 4

SIGNS OF LIFE

Answer 4

LOOK LISTEN AND FEEL FOR PULSE/BREATH/ CHEST MOVEMENT

Question 5

COMMENCE CPR

Answer 5

30 COMPRESSIONS: 2 VENTILATIONS 5 CYCLES

Question 6

DEFIB SAFETY/ POSITIONS

Answer 6

TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM LEFT OF CHEST

SAFETY CONCERNS

• PACEMAKER
• PATCHES
• PERSPIRATION
• PIERCINGS
• PLAYTEX- METAL BRAS
• EXPLOSIVE ENVIROMENT EG PETROL STATION
• BODY HAIR
• CONDUCTION RISK- OXYGEN 1 METER, FLUIDS DOWN/ METAL FLOOR

Question 7

REVERSIBLE CAUSES

Answer 7

Hypoxia
Hypovaliemia- decreased volume of circulation
Hypothermia
Hyper/hypoglycemia
Tension pneumothorax
cardiac Tamponade- fluid build up in pericardium
Thrombus- blood clot in the circulatory system
Toxins-