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How long after being deprived of oxygen do cells start to die? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔After 3-5 minutes
What is shock? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Life-threatening condition that occurs
when the cardiovascular system fails for some reason, and is unable to
circulate adequate amounts of oxygen around the body.
List the features of shock - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Skin is cold & clammy
Very weak
Unable to stand up
Pale skin (even blue or grey)
,What does AED stand for? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔automated external
defibrillator
The resuscitation council guidelines indicate that for each minute CPR is
delayed there is a ? reduction in survival rates? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10%
What is agonal breathing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Barely breathing or taking
infrequent, noisy gasps. These usually occur about every 10-15 seconds
How common is agonal breathing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔40% of patients.
What should happen if there is doubt about whether a collapsed person is
displaying agonal breathing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It should be assumed that
they are not breathing
What is haemophilia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hemophilia is usually an inherited
bleeding disorder in which the blood does not clot properly.
What piece of information is collected in module 0 that influences the
pathways you can choose at the body map? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Whether the
problem is trauma (injury) or non-trauma (illness)
, What is the definition of chronic illness? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition that
persists over a long period of time. Symptoms appear gradually and get
worse despite treatment and change very slowly
What are the 5 age groups within the system and what age range does
each of these cover? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Neonate - 0-1hour
Infant - 1 hour - 12 months
Toddler - 1 - 5 years
Child - 5 - 16 years
Adult - 16years and over
What do you use when someone's symptoms are very vague and there is
no specific pathway available? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Use "other symptoms"
pathway
What is a MedicAlert? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Medical alert bracelet/pendant
which identifies their condition and helps healthcare professionals treat
them appropriately
Define what is meant by Blunt injury? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The skin or other
body surface has not been broken but damage has still occurred
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