Scenario - Conscious

Question 1

What is the first thing to do before you start?

Answer 1

Time of day
Time to patient 
Time to hospital
Weather 
Do I have back up?

Question 2

Windscreen survey?

Answer 2

Do I have any access or egress issues?

Question 3

Danger

Answer 3

Do I see, hear, smell or suspect any danger to me or my partner?

Am I met by anyone?

Question 4

Response

Answer 4

Hey mate I’m Cristal from QAS, this is my partner Bob. What seems to be happening today?

Question 5

Airway & Breathing?

Answer 5

My patient is alert and talking to me therefore I can say that the airway is clear and they are breathing.

Question 6

After a response what do you do?

Answer 6

Check for a pulse and say that your patient is slow, normal or fast and adequate to sustain life

Question 7

What do you do now that the primary survey is complete?

Answer 7

Ask secondary officer to perform VSS. BBESTRP

Question 8

What does GCS contain?

Answer 8

Eyes
Verbal
Motor

Question 9

What does the eyes component consist of with GCS?

Answer 9

Spontaneous 4
Voice 3
Pain 2
No response 1

Question 10

What does the verbal part of GCS contain?

Answer 10

5 orientated 
4 confused 
3 inappropriate 
2 Moans and groans 
1 no response

Question 11

What does the motor component of GCS require?

Answer 11

6 obeys commands 
5 localises to pain 
4 withdrawals from pain 
3 flexion (decorticate)
2 extension (deceribrate)
1 no response