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Panic Cram for exam 2 Flashcards

everything we got told to revise for this exam.

1
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5 types of shock

A 
Septic/Toxic
Hypovolaemic
Anaphylactic
Neurogenic
Cardiogenic
(remember them using this SHANC)
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Sign and Symptoms of Fractures

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Swelling
Loss of power
Irregularity
Pain
Deformity
Unnatural mobility
Crepitus (crunching sound of bones rubbing)
Tenderness
(remember them using this SLIPDUCT)
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Signs of head injury

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Blood
Cerebral fluid leaking from nose or ears
Altered level of conciousness
Un-equal pupils
Visible damage to the head
Loss of co-ordination
Seizure
Vomiting
Difficulty speaking, slurred speech
Bloodshot eye/s
Depressed fracture of the skull.
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4
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Shockable Arrhythmia’s

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VF and Pulse-less VT

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5
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The mental health act: Section 2

A

Up to 28 days (non-renewable)

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The mental health act: Section 3

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Up to 6 months (renewable for further 6 months and then 1yr at a time)

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7
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The mental health act: Section 4

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72 hours for emergency assessment (can be placed under section 2 or 3 after assessment)

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8
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The mental health act: Section 131

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Informal admission

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9
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The mental health act: Section 135

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Assessment in private premises
(magistrates warrant required)
(detained for 72 hours)

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10
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The mental health act: Section 136

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Detained in a public place (detained for 72 hours)

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11
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Cautions for conveyance of infectious patients.

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Universal precautions:
Personal hygiene
Personal protective equipment
Cleaning & disinfection

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12
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The five moments of hand hygiene

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  1. Before patient contact
  2. Before a clean/aseptic procedure
  3. After body fluid exposure risk
  4. After patient contact
  5. After contact with patient surroundings
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13
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Causes of Unconsciousness

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Fainting
Infantile convulsions
Shock
Head injury
Stroke
Heart attack/Arrhythmia
Asphyxia
Poisoning
Epilepsy
Extremes of temperature
Diabetes
Drug O/D
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14
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DR-ABCDE

A 
Danger
Response
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure & Evaluate
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15
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Vacuum splints are for

A

non correctable deformity

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16
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Traction is for

A

All femural fractures!

17
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Box splints are for

A

Ankle, Tibia and Knee area fractures.

18
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GI tract

A 
Mouth
Tongue
Oesophagus
Cardiac sphincter (entrance to stomach)
Stomach
Duodenum
Small intestines
Caecum
Large intestines
Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon
Rectum
Anus
19
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GI tract accessory organs

A

Liver
Pancreas
Gall bladder

20
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Urinary tract

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Kidneys
Ureters
Bladder
Urethra

21
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History taking - pain

A 
Site of pain.
Onset (and is this a new pain).
Character.
Radiates to other areas.
Associated symptoms (nausea, dizziness).
Timing/Duration
Exacerbating or Relieving factors.
Severity.
(Remember as SOCRATES)
22
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Diabetes type 1

A

no insulin

23
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Diabetes type 2

A

little insulin and/or insulin produced doesn’t work

24
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What can cause falls?

A 
Drugs & alcohol
Age related physiological changes
Medical
Environment
(Remember as DAME)
25
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4 types of mental health

A

Personality disorders
Neurosis
Psychosis
Organic

26
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Windscreen report

A

As soon as you arrive on scene and can see the call is not as given and that you may require additional resources. Let control have a snapshot i.e. “there is a bus crashed into a shop”

27
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Incident management

A 
Command
Safety
Communications
Assessment
Triage
Treatment
Transport
(Remember as CSCATTT)
28
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Major incident report

A 
Major incident declared.
Exact location.
Type of incident.
Hazards.
Access & egress.
Numbers or priority patients.
Emergency services present and required.
(remember as METHANE)
29
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Long term complications of Diabetes

A 
Eyes
Heart
Kidneys
Nerves
Feet
30
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Short term complications of Diabetes

A

hypoglycaemia.
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
Hyperglycaemia.

31
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Chest injury types.

A 
Fractured ribs.
Flail segment.
Simple pneumothorax.
Open pnuemothorax.
Tension pnuemothorax.
Haemothorax (blood in thorax).
Cardiac Tamponade.
32
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treatment for broken ankle

A 
DR-ABCDE
immobilisation - splint
pain relief
check pedal pulse
control bleeding
33
Q

function of a splint

A 
pain relief.
stabilisation.
protection.
reduces bleeding.
immobilisation.

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