Where is the hover jack stored in the department?
What is…
Air bridge elevator lobby
Normal C02 value
What is…
35 to 45mmHg
What is the significance of ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF?
What is...
An inferior STEMI
What does the white represent in this CT head
What is…
Blood
You are about to complete a Biers block for a Colles fracture. They weigh 64kg.
Prilocaine dose is 3mg per kg.
It comes in a strength of 5mg per mL.
64kg*3 = 192mgs
192/5 = 38 mLs
Who needs to be informed when a patient falls?
What is …
CNS or AHCNS
OT
Treating Dr
NOK
The mnemonic for troubleshooting ETT and chest tubes
What is …
DOPES
What does NSTEACS stand for?
What is...
Non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome
What’s this fracture?
What is…
Distal radial fracture
24 yr old Female comes in with intentional benzodiazepine OD. Patient has a history of benzo dependence, has had similar presentations in the past. What are the potential risks associated with administering flumazenil to this patient?
What is...
Risk of inducing seizures, especially in those with dependence.
Mrs Smith an 85year old female who presents to ED post fall in nursing home. Unwitnessed, nil obvious injuries. Is on blood thinners for AF and has alzheimers. Poor historian, can’t recall events
What 3 nursing interventions should be done for this patient?
1. ECG
2. FNO
3. Postural BP (once cleared)
What is the max setting for HFNO on the wards
What is…
40L + 40% FiO2
What is wrong with the ART waveform?
What is...
Overdampened
Injury or no injury?
Patient needs potassium replacement, what else should be given prior?
What is…
Magnesium
An injury which can be seen in the elderly post fall, where the brain moves to and fro
What is…
Coup countrecoup
This vital sign can be unreliable when monitoring a patient who had experienced smoke inhalation
What is…
Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2)
What is this rhythm?
What is...
Tosardes De Pointes
What’s the diagnosis?
What is…
Intraventricular haemorrhage
What should we be checking prior to administration of clonidine??
What is…
Postural blood pressure
Your patient has had an unwitnessed fall, what observations need to be done, and how often?
FNO + OBS
What is...
Half hourly FNO for 2hrs (continue if GCS <15 or below baseline)
Observations hourly for 4hrs
2 hourly for 4hrs
4 hourly for 40hrs (making a total of 48hrs from time of fall)
at 48hrs if clinically well observed as per AORC
The procedure required in a can’t intubate and can’t ventilate scenario
What is…
Surgical Cricothyroidotomy
What is a type 2 MI?
What is...
Insufficient oxygen delivery to the coronary tissues. Secondary to increased oxygen demand with systemic inflammatory response.
Interpret this CXR and name one of the diagnoses
What is…
Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema
Case:
Medications:
Lorazepam (Ativan) - 1 mg orally, three times daily
Olmesartan- 40 mg orally, daily
Amiodarone - 400 mg orally, daily
Fluoxetine (Prozac) - 20 mg orally, daily
Quetiapine (Seroquel) - 25 mg orally, at bedtime
Tramadol - 50 mg orally, as needed for pain
This is the patients ECG, what’s wrong and what medications would of caused it?
What is…
Amiodarone
Tramadol
Quietapine