What is disposition? - correct answer ✔Skill set and Timeframe
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How many categories are there for ambulance dispositions? - correct answer
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✔4
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What is a category 1 ambulance disposition, and how long does it meant to
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take? - correct answer ✔This disposition deals with immediate threat to life,
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and is a highest category examples include potential cardiac arrest, fitting now,
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potential, cardiac arrest and post delivery. It is aim to response in 7 minutes.
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Which age group will receive a category, one for major blood loss, life-
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threatening, asthma and unconsciousness - correct answer ✔Under fives, this
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includes toddlers, infants and neonates
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What is a category 2 ambulance disposition, and how long does it take? -
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correct answer ✔This is an emergency response for potentially serious
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conditions that may require rapid assessment, urgent care or scene
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intervention and or urgent transport. Examples include emergency ambulance
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for potential shock emergency ambulance for major blood loss emergency
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ambulance for possible/time critical emergency ambulance for respiratory
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distress.
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, The aim for this response is 18 minutes
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What is a category 3 ambulance disposition and how long does it take? -
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correct answer ✔This is a urgent ambulance however, not life-threatening they
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may need transport or treatment to relieve suffering or assessment and
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management of the scene with referral where needed within a clinically
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appropriate timeframe.
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The duration depends on the medical condition, but can take greater than an
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hour
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What is a category 4 ambulance disposition? And what is its duration? - correct
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|answer ✔This is a non-urgent ambulance where a patient can require face-to-
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face assessment. They may also require transport within a clinically appropriate
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|time frame. For example assistant needs a home due to inability to get off the
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|floor or like trauma that doesn't require urgent response.
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These responses can have a varied timeframe
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What is included in treatment centres? - correct answer ✔These include
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accident and emergency departments, minor injury units, walk-in services,
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dentist, services, and other services
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What do treatment centres deal with? - correct answer ✔They will assess
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serious injuries, an emergency treatment
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How many categories are there for ambulance dispositions? - correct answer
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✔4
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What is a category 1 ambulance disposition, and how long does it meant to
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take? - correct answer ✔This disposition deals with immediate threat to life,
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and is a highest category examples include potential cardiac arrest, fitting now,
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potential, cardiac arrest and post delivery. It is aim to response in 7 minutes.
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Which age group will receive a category, one for major blood loss, life-
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threatening, asthma and unconsciousness - correct answer ✔Under fives, this
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includes toddlers, infants and neonates
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What is a category 2 ambulance disposition, and how long does it take? -
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correct answer ✔This is an emergency response for potentially serious
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conditions that may require rapid assessment, urgent care or scene
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intervention and or urgent transport. Examples include emergency ambulance
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for potential shock emergency ambulance for major blood loss emergency
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ambulance for possible/time critical emergency ambulance for respiratory
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distress.
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, The aim for this response is 18 minutes
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What is a category 3 ambulance disposition and how long does it take? -
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correct answer ✔This is a urgent ambulance however, not life-threatening they
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may need transport or treatment to relieve suffering or assessment and
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management of the scene with referral where needed within a clinically
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appropriate timeframe.
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The duration depends on the medical condition, but can take greater than an
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hour
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What is a category 4 ambulance disposition? And what is its duration? - correct
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|answer ✔This is a non-urgent ambulance where a patient can require face-to-
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face assessment. They may also require transport within a clinically appropriate
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|time frame. For example assistant needs a home due to inability to get off the
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|floor or like trauma that doesn't require urgent response.
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These responses can have a varied timeframe
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What is included in treatment centres? - correct answer ✔These include
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accident and emergency departments, minor injury units, walk-in services,
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dentist, services, and other services
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What do treatment centres deal with? - correct answer ✔They will assess
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serious injuries, an emergency treatment
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