Assessment 2 NHS Pathways Exam Questions and Answers

What is disposition? - Answer- Skill set and Timeframe How many categories are there for ambulance dispositions? - Answer- 4 What is a category 1 ambulance disposition, and how long does it meant to take? - Answer- This disposition deals with immediate threat to life, and is a highest category examples include potential cardiac arrest, fitting now, potential, cardiac arrest and post delivery. It is aim to response in 7 minutes. Which age group will receive a category, one for major blood loss, life-threatening, asthma and unconsciousness - Answer- Under fives, this includes toddlers, infants and neonates What is a category 2 ambulance disposition, and how long does it take? - Answer- This is an emergency response for potentially serious conditions that may require rapid assessment, urgent care or scene intervention and or urgent transport. Examples include emergency ambulance for potential shock emergency ambulance for major blood loss emergency ambulance for possible/time critical emergency ambulance for respiratory distress. The aim for this response is 18 minutes What is a category 3 ambulance disposition and how long does it take? - Answer- This is a urgent ambulance however, not life-threatening they may need transport or treatment to relieve suffering or assessment and management of the scene with referral where needed within a clinically appropriate timeframe. The duration depends on the medical condition, but can take greater than an hour What is a category 4 ambulance disposition? And what is its duration? - Answer- This is a non-urgent ambulance where a patient can require face-to-face assessment. They may also require transport within a clinically appropriate time frame. For example assistant needs a home due to inability to get off the floor or like trauma that doesn't require urgent response. These responses can have a varied timeframe What is included in treatment centres? - Answer- These include accident and emergency departments, minor injury units, walk-in services, dentist, services, and other services What do treatment centres deal with? - Answer- They will assess serious injuries, an emergency treatment Give some examples of where accidents or emergencies should be dealt in treatment centres - Answer- If they've ingested a substance, that might be harmful Possible fractures from recent injury Eye trauma (not GP) Any injuries that need stitches Why are timeframes In regards to treatment centres important? - Answer- This refers to the risk of complications. For example, if you refer to the treatment Centre in one hour it means there's a higher risk for example, if someone has swallowed harmful substances. However, if it is a larger timeframe, such as a dislocation which is four hours means there is a less risk of complications.