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Assessment 2 NHS Pathways Questions and
Correct Answers
What is disposition? Ans: Skill set and Timeframe
How many categories are there for ambulance dispositions? Ans:
4
What is a category 1 ambulance disposition, and how long does it
meant to take? Ans: This disposition deals with immediate threat
to life, and is a highest category examples include potential
cardiac arrest, fitting now, potential, cardiac arrest and post
delivery. It is aim to response in 7 minutes.
Which age group will receive a category, one for major blood loss,
life-threatening, asthma and unconsciousness Ans: Under fives,
this includes toddlers, infants and neonates
What is a category 2 ambulance disposition, and how long does it
take? Ans: This is an emergency response for potentially serious
conditions that may require rapid assessment, urgent care or
scene intervention and or urgent transport. Examples include
emergency ambulance for potential shock emergency ambulance
for major blood loss emergency ambulance for possible/time
critical emergency ambulance for respiratory distress.
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The aim for this response is 18 minutes
What is a category 3 ambulance disposition and how long does it
take? Ans: This is a urgent ambulance however, not life-
threatening they may need transport or treatment to relieve
suffering or assessment and management of the scene with
referral where needed within a clinically appropriate timeframe.
The duration depends on the medical condition, but can take
greater than an hour
What is a category 4 ambulance disposition? And what is its
duration? Ans: This is a non-urgent ambulance where a patient
can require face-to-face assessment. They may also require
transport within a clinically appropriate time frame. For example
assistant needs a home due to inability to get off the floor or like
trauma that doesn't require urgent response.
These responses can have a varied timeframe
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Assessment 2 NHS Pathways Questions and
Correct Answers
What is disposition? Ans: Skill set and Timeframe
How many categories are there for ambulance dispositions? Ans:
4
What is a category 1 ambulance disposition, and how long does it
meant to take? Ans: This disposition deals with immediate threat
to life, and is a highest category examples include potential
cardiac arrest, fitting now, potential, cardiac arrest and post
delivery. It is aim to response in 7 minutes.
Which age group will receive a category, one for major blood loss,
life-threatening, asthma and unconsciousness Ans: Under fives,
this includes toddlers, infants and neonates
What is a category 2 ambulance disposition, and how long does it
take? Ans: This is an emergency response for potentially serious
conditions that may require rapid assessment, urgent care or
scene intervention and or urgent transport. Examples include
emergency ambulance for potential shock emergency ambulance
for major blood loss emergency ambulance for possible/time
critical emergency ambulance for respiratory distress.
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The aim for this response is 18 minutes
What is a category 3 ambulance disposition and how long does it
take? Ans: This is a urgent ambulance however, not life-
threatening they may need transport or treatment to relieve
suffering or assessment and management of the scene with
referral where needed within a clinically appropriate timeframe.
The duration depends on the medical condition, but can take
greater than an hour
What is a category 4 ambulance disposition? And what is its
duration? Ans: This is a non-urgent ambulance where a patient
can require face-to-face assessment. They may also require
transport within a clinically appropriate time frame. For example
assistant needs a home due to inability to get off the floor or like
trauma that doesn't require urgent response.
These responses can have a varied timeframe
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