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