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What is the priority when conduction a telephone assessment? - Answer- to establish if the patients condition is IMMEDIATELY life-threatening how long does it take for cells to die after not receiving oxygen? - Answer- 3-5 minutes what are the three essential things to keep the body supplied ...

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

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