NHS Pathways 111 Revision Exam
Questions & Answers
What is the priority when conduction a telephone assessment? - -to
establish if the patients condition is IMMEDIATELY life-threatening
- how long does it take for cells to die after not receiving oxygen? - -3-5
minutes
- what are the three essential things to keep the body supplied with oxygen?
- -Airway, Breathing and Circulation
- What does 'AIRWAY' mean in regards to ABC - -A clear airway through
which air, containing oxygen, can enter
- What does 'BREATHING' mean in regards to ABC - -Air enters the lungs
where oxygen passes into the body
- What does 'CIRCULATION' mean in regards to ABC - -A pumping heart and
enough blood to carry oxygen to the body.
- Anything blocking the passage of air can stop oxygen reaching the body,
what are the 2 reasons that could cause this? - -Choking and person is
unconscious and tongue may flop back and block airway
- What reasons can cause a person to stop breathing? - -blocked airway,
heart attack, head/chest injury, drowning, severe allergy or poisoning
- True or false 'a person that stops breathing will become unconcious' - -
true
- what are signs that someone is not breathing? - -skin may be pale, grey or
blue
chest not moving
no breathing sounds
- what does the body need for circulation? - -a pumping heart and enough
blood
- what is shock? - -a life-threatening condition when the cardiovascular
system fails and is unable to circulate enough oxygen around the body.
- what are signs of shock? - -collapsed - weak/unable to stand
cold skin - wet and clammy
, paler skin - grey or blue
- what happens to blood when the body goes into shock? - -diverts blood
from the skin to more essential organs
- what are causes of shock? - -severe blood loss, heavy fluid loss, failure of
the heart, severe infections, low blood sugar, lack of certain hormones
- what is CPR? - -cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- For every minute that CPR is delated, what happens to the survival rate? -
-reduction by 10%
- what is an AED? - -automated external defibrillator
- What does an AED do? - -diagnosis certain times of life-threatening
problems with hearts rythnm, and treats these with an electric shock.
- What happens once an AED has given a shock? - -it analyses the rhythm
and either instructs CPR or another shock to be administered
- What is agonal breathing? - -abnormal breathing pattern - slow,
sometimes noisy, irregular breaths that occur every 10-15 seconds
- what can agonal breathing be described as?S - -gasping, snorting,
gurgling, funny noises
- what state will a person be in with agonal breathing? - -collapsed and
unconscious.
- what is step 1 of chain of survival? - -early recognition and call for help
- what is step 2 of chain of survival? - -early bystander CPR
- what is step 3 of chain of survival? - -early defibrillation
- what is step 4 of chain of survival? - -early advanced life support and
standardised post-resuscitation care
- what are the most common causes of illness? - -viral and bacterial
infections
- what happens when viruses or bacteria invade the body and grow - -side
effects are produced that cause illness and damage
Questions & Answers
What is the priority when conduction a telephone assessment? - -to
establish if the patients condition is IMMEDIATELY life-threatening
- how long does it take for cells to die after not receiving oxygen? - -3-5
minutes
- what are the three essential things to keep the body supplied with oxygen?
- -Airway, Breathing and Circulation
- What does 'AIRWAY' mean in regards to ABC - -A clear airway through
which air, containing oxygen, can enter
- What does 'BREATHING' mean in regards to ABC - -Air enters the lungs
where oxygen passes into the body
- What does 'CIRCULATION' mean in regards to ABC - -A pumping heart and
enough blood to carry oxygen to the body.
- Anything blocking the passage of air can stop oxygen reaching the body,
what are the 2 reasons that could cause this? - -Choking and person is
unconscious and tongue may flop back and block airway
- What reasons can cause a person to stop breathing? - -blocked airway,
heart attack, head/chest injury, drowning, severe allergy or poisoning
- True or false 'a person that stops breathing will become unconcious' - -
true
- what are signs that someone is not breathing? - -skin may be pale, grey or
blue
chest not moving
no breathing sounds
- what does the body need for circulation? - -a pumping heart and enough
blood
- what is shock? - -a life-threatening condition when the cardiovascular
system fails and is unable to circulate enough oxygen around the body.
- what are signs of shock? - -collapsed - weak/unable to stand
cold skin - wet and clammy
, paler skin - grey or blue
- what happens to blood when the body goes into shock? - -diverts blood
from the skin to more essential organs
- what are causes of shock? - -severe blood loss, heavy fluid loss, failure of
the heart, severe infections, low blood sugar, lack of certain hormones
- what is CPR? - -cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- For every minute that CPR is delated, what happens to the survival rate? -
-reduction by 10%
- what is an AED? - -automated external defibrillator
- What does an AED do? - -diagnosis certain times of life-threatening
problems with hearts rythnm, and treats these with an electric shock.
- What happens once an AED has given a shock? - -it analyses the rhythm
and either instructs CPR or another shock to be administered
- What is agonal breathing? - -abnormal breathing pattern - slow,
sometimes noisy, irregular breaths that occur every 10-15 seconds
- what can agonal breathing be described as?S - -gasping, snorting,
gurgling, funny noises
- what state will a person be in with agonal breathing? - -collapsed and
unconscious.
- what is step 1 of chain of survival? - -early recognition and call for help
- what is step 2 of chain of survival? - -early bystander CPR
- what is step 3 of chain of survival? - -early defibrillation
- what is step 4 of chain of survival? - -early advanced life support and
standardised post-resuscitation care
- what are the most common causes of illness? - -viral and bacterial
infections
- what happens when viruses or bacteria invade the body and grow - -side
effects are produced that cause illness and damage
