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Four Priority symptoms
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2. Chest Pain / Discomfort
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3. Decrease level of consciousness
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4. SERIOUS Haemorrhage
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Name some techniques for a child caller
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adult (if child unable to answer questions(
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2. Go to child's level
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3. Determine correct address
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4. Determine callback nnumber
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5. Tell child to stay on phone.
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Repetitive Persistance i,- i,-i,- i,- Explaining an action and reason i,- i,- i,- i,-
What is Hysteria Threshold?
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control
,Strategies for Caller Management i,- be mentally prepared,
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accept all calls, remain objective, answer all calls promptly, assure
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callers, explain what is happening, use callers name, remain
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confidentiality, active listening, provide alternatives, appropriate
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language
Strategies for dealing with an elderly caller
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time, shorter sentences, lower voice, verify often
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Strategies for dealing with mental illness
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respect, assume they're reporting a real emergency
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Strategies for dealing with foreign language
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enough English? Foreign language interpretive support, initial
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response.
How would you provide emotional support?
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Threshold, assurance, active listening, being empathetic, relief
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action (where they are overcome), watch for a re-freak
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What is repetitive resistance?
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an over
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, What are some strategies to minimise gaps?
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protocol, telling caller what you're doing and how, focus on
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callers message, acknowledging callers emotion, use calming
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techniques
Four essential elements of negligence
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injury & damage, causation.
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What are the danger zones in call-taking?
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failure to follow protocols, delayed response, confidentiality,
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attitude problems, misinterpretation
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What are the main objectives of Quality Improvement?
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Continuous process designed to improve human performance
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through measurement, feedback and education
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Post-Dispatch Instructions (PDIs) are: Basic-level instructions
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given to the caller by the EMD immediately after initiating
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dispatch. These are core specific treatments, warnings or advice
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Dispatch Life Support (DLS) i,- Providing care and Links to
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appropriate PAI or exit instructions. i,- i,- i,- i,-