NHS PATHWAYS DLP QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.pdf

NHS PATHWAYS DLP QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
How long after being deprived of oxygen do cells start to die? - ANS >> After 3-5 minutes
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What is shock? - ANS >> Life-threatening condition that occurs when the cardiovascular
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system fails for some reason, and is unable to circulate adequate amounts of oxygen around
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the body.
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List the features of shock - ANS >> Skin is cold & clammy
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Very weak wq wq




Unable to stand up wq wq wq




Pale skin (even blue or grey)
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What does AED stand for? - ANS >> automated external defibrillator
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The resuscitation council guidelines indicate that for each minute CPR is delayed there is a ?
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reduction in survival rates? - ANS >> 10%
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What is agonal breathing? - ANS >> Barely breathing or taking infrequent, noisy gasps.
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These usually occur about every 10-15 seconds
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How common is agonal breathing? - ANS >> 40% of patients.
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What should happen if there is doubt about whether a collapsed person is displaying agonal
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breathing? - ANS >> It should be assumed that they are not breathing
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What is haemophilia? - ANS >> Hemophilia is usually an inherited bleeding disorder in which
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the blood does not clot properly.
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What piece of information is collected in module 0 that influences the pathways you can
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choose at the body map? - ANS >> Whether the problem is trauma (injury) or non-trauma
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(illness)
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What is the definition of chronic illness? - ANS >> A condition that persists over a long period
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of time. Symptoms appear gradually and get worse despite treatment and change very
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slowly
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What are the 5 age groups within the system and what age range does each of these cover? -
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ANS >> Neonate - 0-1hour
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Infant - 1 hour - 12 months wq wq wq wq wq wq wq




Toddler - 1 - 5 years wq wq wq wq wq wq




Child - 5 - 16 years wq wq wq wq wq wq

, Adult - 16years and over wq wq wq wq




What do you use when someone's symptoms are very vague and there is no specific
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pathway available? - ANS >> Use "other symptoms" pathway
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What is a MedicAlert? - ANS >> Medical alert bracelet/pendant which identifies their
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condition and helps healthcare professionals treat them appropriately
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Define what is meant by Blunt injury? - ANS >> The skin or other body surface has not been
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broken but damage has still occurred
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What does an anticoagulant do? - ANS >> Makes the blood less prone to clotting and causes
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blood to take longer to stop.
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What is a rigor and why does it occur? - ANS >> Violent shivering that occurs with a fever.
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Because the body's muscles are shivering very hard in an attempt to raise body temperature
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to the new level set by the thermostat.
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In litres, what is blood volume in a typical adult? - ANS >> 4-5 Litres
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List 3 injuries that are always treated as serious? - ANS >> A fall from a height
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Major burns wq wq




Being struck by lightening wq wq wq




What is the most common cause of death in children? - ANS >> Injuries
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What age group is most vulnerable to abuse? - ANS >> Children under 1
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(Neonate/Toddlers)
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What age related factor makes elderly people more prone to bone fractures? - ANS >>
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Thinning of bones,
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Loss of balance wq wq wq




Instability

Can you name a condition, which as well as making a pregnant woman unwell, can also
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harm the baby? - ANS >> Exclampsia
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What proportion of people will suffer from a mental health disorder at some point in their life?
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- ANS >> 1 in 4
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How are mental health disorders broadly categorised? - ANS >> Common & Severe mental
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health disorders
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Describe the term bipolar disorder? - ANS >> Manic depression, experiences severe mood wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq wq




swings, From high active episodes to very low depressed periods
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