"How long is this ambulance gonna take!?"
What category of call will be achieved when processing a stroke through the HQ module?
CAT 3
Name 3 approved HCPS
General Practitioners (GP’s)
Paramedics
Community Matrons
Community and District Nursing teams
Community Midwifery Teams
Dentists
Approved Mental Health Practitioners
(Mental Health Admissions only)
Physiotherapists
Pharmacists
Doctors
Nurses (Not within a Nursing Home)
What is a Rigor?
Violent shaking of the body that occurs with a very high temperature. It is the body’s attempt to further raise body temperature in order to kill off harmful organisms.
Name 3 Jump codes
DD - Defib details
LC - Last call
CS - Call search
BYE - Log off
Give 2 types of call that you would process through Attend incident
Police / Fire / Search and Rescue / Mountain Rescue / Lifeboats / Highways Agency/ 111
If an option has been selected from the NOC during DOD, this will generate a CAT 1 disposition, True or False?
False
Name 3 TYPES OF DEFIBRILLATOR
AED - Automated External Defib
ALS - Advanced Life support
ICD - Implantable Cardioverter Defib
WCD - Wearable Cardioverter Defib
What is Clinical shock?
A life threatening condition caused by a failure of the cardio-vascular system, resulting in insufficient oxygen being supplied to the body
What does PCG stand for?
Pass call gateway
What extra information would you obtain at the end of a call from Fire control?
Job ref number and are they attending?
What time frame has been locally agreed for a Section 2?
1 Hour
Name 3 symptoms of possible meningitis in a baby
Refusing feeds,
Irritable,
High-pitched cry,
Stiff or floppy body or unresponsive.
A bulging soft spot on the top of their head
DOUBLE POINTS !
What is the generic code for the majority of EMAS CPADS?
C159X
What does SOE stand for?
Sequence of events
You have received an abandoned call from BT. You have not spoken to the caller but you do have their callback number. How many attempts would you make to call back?
One
A disposition obtained in Module 0 will not always be a category 1 response, true or false?
True
Name 3 options from the NOC list
Anaphylaxis, Arrest/Peri arrest, Asthma, Choking, Drowning, Fitting now, Hanging, HCP/IFT C1, Obstetric emergency, Under 5 severe haemorrhage, Under 16 Unconscious, Unconscious pregnant > 20 weeks
What does AAA stand for?
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
How would an automatic warning present in CAD?
The Warn tab will be orange
What three elements make up dispatch on disposition?
Pre-sieve questions
Keyword lookup
NOC
Within how many metres will CAD identify if there is a defib nearby?
500m
Name 3 symptoms of Sepsis
Bruising or bleeding type rash under the skin
High temperature
Confusion
Blue, grey, pale or blotchy skin, lips or tongue
Difficulty breathing, breathlessness or breathing very fast
What does CVA stand for?
Cerebral Vascular Accident
Name the 3 sections within the CAD job stack
Incoming, waiting, active
Give one example when you would use the STOP call button
Abandoned call - no answer or no amb required
Duplicate call - No change in condition
Caller able to MOW - Ambulance cancelled by caller