First Aid
Do not risk your own ___ to rescue or provide first aid to another person
safety
What are pathogens?
Microbes that causes infection/disease
Who is the Director of workforce development and what is their allied health background?
Kylie Stothers (Social work)
How many Allied Health professions recognized in Australia?
29
What are the two signs of life?
movement or breathing
Any illness resulting from invasion of a host by disease producing organisms. (Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Who is IAHA's patron?
Professor Tom Calma
How many health professions IAHA recognizes in the organisation?
33 health professions
List the 7 steps to evaluating a casualty
Conscious, Breathing, Bleeding, Shock, Fractures, Burns, Head injury
List the 3 common masks used in infection control and what are they used for?
N95 respirators - An N95 respirator is a more tight-fitting face mask. In addition to splashes, sprays, and large droplets, this respirator can also filter out 95 percentT rusted Source of very small particles. This includes viruses and bacteria.
surgical masks -
face masks - Wear cloth face masks in public settings
In your own words, IAHA's patron special interests (theres about 3) when it comes to being a supporter of IAHA and why?
Professor Calma has a special interest in Indigenous education, employment and training programs.
He has been a prominent advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, pioneering the Close the Gap campaign and more recently leading the national effort to tackle Indigenous smoking.
Explain what is a multidisciplinary team in the health care setting?
A multidisciplinary team involves a range of health professionals, from one or more organisations, working together to deliver comprehensive patient care.
Demonstrate how to open airways?
tilt head and lift chin
What are the protocols when using needles and syringes?
Needles and syringes MUST always be placed in the "sharps container" located in each patient's room.
All personnel should use extreme caution when handling sharps. NEVER throw any sharps (needles, syringes, scalpels, etc.) into a trash can or laundry basket.
Name IAHA's partner/sister organizations with full name and acronym?
Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM)
In your own words explain the following AHP's and how long it takes to study
- Physio
- Nutrition
- Dentistry
-AHA (Cert III) as a school based trainee
Physio - specializes in rehab, pain management 4 years full time study
Nutritionist -a person who advises others on matters of food and nutrition and their impacts on health 3 years full time study
dentistry - looks after oral health takes 5 years
AHA - 2 years over year 11 and 12
Explain DRSABCD ?
DANGER
RESPONSE
SEND FOR HELP
AIRWAY
BREATHING
CPR
DEFIBRIBULATION
What are the 5 moments of hand hygiene?
1.) before going to see/touch a patient
2.) before a procedure
3.) after the procedure
4.) after touching a patient
5.) after touching a patients enviroment
HS2HC - The Program provides a positive and strengths-based approach to health career opportunities in rural or remote Australia with a learning experiences based on interactive and informative high school visits with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from years 7-12.
HFTC - It provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their expertise in teamwork and collaboration as they develop a management plan in response to a complex case study.
Speechy,OT,Opt,Pharmacy,AH social welfare,Osteopathy,EP,ExSci,Sonography,Audiology,Oral therapy,MH,Dentistry,Dietician&Nutrition,Radiography,Paramedicine,Public health,Prosthetics&orthotics,counselling,Psych,Social work, Physio,orthoptics,AHA,Medicine,Nurse,Midwifery,enrolled nursing,AHP,