Surveys
What does DRSABC stand for?
Check for Danger, Check for response, Shout for help, Get an AED, Check for breathing, Start CPR/ Chest Compresions
How to treat an incision?
Bandaging: Pressure pad and Roller bandage, Elevate over heart level
Skin flap coming out (Still attached to the casualty’s body)
Avulsion
Skull fracture, Abrasion, Heat Cramp
Skul Fracture, Heat Cramp, Abrasion
Difference between scorpion sting and bee sting.
Presence of stinger
What does AVPU stand for?
Alertness, Voice / Verbal, Pain, Unresponsiveness
How to treat an unmovable right shoulder dislocation?
Triangular bandage at 4 locations: Above dislocation, Below dislocation, On arm joint (NOT on the shoulder itself), injury us not jerked around during the treatment
Fast and deep breathing
Hyperventilation
Laceration, Concussion, Contusion
Concussion, Laceration / Contusion
Why are full thickness burns P3 injuries but partial thickness burns and superficial burns P2 injuries?
Full thickness burns destroy nerves and pain fibres in the area burnt.
What does DOTS stand for?
Deformities, Open wounds, Tenderness, Swelling
How to treat drowning?
Excessive thirst, history of diabetes
Hyoerglycaemia
Incision, Heat exhaustion, Asthma
Asthma, Heat exhaustion, Incision
How to tell apart a sprain from a dislocation?
Degree of pain, Ability to move, Severity, Appearance (Deformity)
What does SAMPLE stand for? (ALL 8, including the ones not in SAMPLE)
Signs and Symptoms, Allergies, Medication, Previous medical history, Last eaten meal, Event history, Name, Age
How to treat seizures?
ACTION; Acess for danger, Cushion the casualty’s head, Time the seizure, Find casualty's identity, Over the seizure, check for breathing, Never restrain the casualty
Hot, flushed and dry skin, Rapid and weak pulse
Heat Stroke
Dislocation, Open Fracture, Sprain
Open Fracture, Dislocation, Sprain
Spell out all 4 poisoning forms correctly.
Injection, Ingestion, Inhalation, Absorption
Demonstrate how to do Head-to-Toe Survey on Carina
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How to treat a venomous snake bite?
Advice casualty to not move limbs around, call 995, place pressure ad above and on the site of bite (MUST be extended up the limb as far as possible), start the spiral bandage above the bite, do NOT elevate the limb, immobilise the limb
Noisy breathing, Unequal pupil size
Cerebal Compression
Full thickness burn, Cerebral Compression, Amputation
Cerebral Compression, Full thickness burn, Amputation
Spell out all 5 shocks correctly.
Anaphylactic, Neurogenic, Septic, Cardiogenic, Hypovolemic