NHS Pathways Revision Questions
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What is the definition of NHS Pathways? - ANS >> NHS Pathways does not diagnose, it rules
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out. Once a point is reached where it can no longer rule it out, the assessments ends and the
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person is referred to the relevant level of care.
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What is the age group for a neonate? - ANS >> New born - 1hour
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What is the age group for an infant? - ANS >> 1 hour - 12 months
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What is the age group for a toddler? - ANS >> 1 - 5 years
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What is the age group for a child? - ANS >> 5 - 16 years
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What is the age group for an adult? - ANS >> 16+ years
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Who is Module 0 used by? - ANS >> Call Handlers
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What does Module 0 do? - ANS >> Identifies immediate threats to life, collects basic but vital
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care advice and assess whether the problem is trauma or non-trauma related
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Who is Module 1 used by? - ANS >> Call Handlers
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What does Module 1 do? - ANS >> It provides a large database of age and gender specific
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pathways, and provides extensive care advice
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Who is Module 2 used by? - ANS >> Clinicians
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What does Module 2 do? - ANS >> Provides a smaller database of age and gender specific
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pathways, it picks up where the Call Handler left off validating the call, and provides a bank of
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home care advice
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What is the difference between an injury vs an illness? - ANS >> If the injury is older than
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seven days, NHS Pathways will assess as an illness. This is due to after effects, such as
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infection
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What are the different types of injury? - ANS >> Mechanical - The energy associated with
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movement
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Thermal - Heat damage wq wq wq
Electrical - Electrical Source wq wq wq
Chemical - Chemical burn to the skin wq wq wq wq wq wq
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What is the definition of NHS Pathways? - ANS >> NHS Pathways does not diagnose, it rules
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out. Once a point is reached where it can no longer rule it out, the assessments ends and the
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person is referred to the relevant level of care.
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What is the age group for a neonate? - ANS >> New born - 1hour
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What is the age group for an infant? - ANS >> 1 hour - 12 months
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What is the age group for a toddler? - ANS >> 1 - 5 years
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What is the age group for a child? - ANS >> 5 - 16 years
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What is the age group for an adult? - ANS >> 16+ years
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Who is Module 0 used by? - ANS >> Call Handlers
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What does Module 0 do? - ANS >> Identifies immediate threats to life, collects basic but vital
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care advice and assess whether the problem is trauma or non-trauma related
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Who is Module 1 used by? - ANS >> Call Handlers
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What does Module 1 do? - ANS >> It provides a large database of age and gender specific
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pathways, and provides extensive care advice
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Who is Module 2 used by? - ANS >> Clinicians
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What does Module 2 do? - ANS >> Provides a smaller database of age and gender specific
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pathways, it picks up where the Call Handler left off validating the call, and provides a bank of
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home care advice
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What is the difference between an injury vs an illness? - ANS >> If the injury is older than
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seven days, NHS Pathways will assess as an illness. This is due to after effects, such as
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infection
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What are the different types of injury? - ANS >> Mechanical - The energy associated with
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movement
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Thermal - Heat damage wq wq wq
Electrical - Electrical Source wq wq wq
Chemical - Chemical burn to the skin wq wq wq wq wq wq
