First class example of patient care reflection

ERA CYCLE REFLECTION
• Explanation
• Reflection
• Action




2011320

,EXPERIENCE MEDICAL CONDI
• More than ¼ of ambulance calls are related to elderly fallers (Murdoch, 2018) Type 2 Diabet
Obesity
• 76-year-old-female 2x Previous Cardiac
Previous Myocardial
• Clutter score of 5 (International OCD Foundation and Frost et al., 2008) 2x Recent Fa
• 6 hours on the floor- risk of rhabdomyolysis discussed later (International OCD Foundation, 2008 and Fr

• Hypoglycaemia can cause falls (Kachroo et al., 2015)

• Recent falls are important to establish if a multifactorial
risk assessment is needed (NICE, 2013)

• HCPC code of conduct (Health and Care Professionals
Council, 2018)

• Concerns regarding the social situation- unable to cope

, REFLECTION #1
SUCCESSES
• Appropriate use of mangar elk
• Mangar elk is a safe option for both (Pilbery, 2019)
the patient and the crew (Pilbery,
2019)
• Obesity can cause reduced mobility
(Vincent, Vincent and Lamb, 2010)
• Over 50% of paramedics suffer with
musculoskeletal discomfort
(Hignett, 2015)
• Try to use manual handling aids
before assisting the patient up
unaided (Sterud, Ekeberg and Hem,
2006)
• After the mangar elk we used the
one chair technique (Pilbery, 2019)