High Acuity Care - Day 1 - Foundations of High Acuity Care

What does 'dogma' mean?

• A type of dog breed.
• A philosophical theory about existence.
• A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.
• A method of training animals.

Answer explanation

Just because someone says it's true doesn't mean it is without theoretical evidence to back it up.

What makes up the principles of Clinical Governance meetings?

• Moulage, Skills assurance, Longitudinal audits, 'Death & Disability' discussions, 'The pub chat'

• Staff scheduling
• Marketing strategies
• Accountability, patient involvement, continuous improvement, evidence-based practice, risk management.

The pre-hospital assessment of the trauma patient begins with which of the following?

• Assessment of scene safety and situation

• Information provided by the dispatcher

• The initial assessment

• The primary survey

Answer explanation

The pre-hospital assessment of a trauma patient starts with ensuring scene safety and understanding the situation. This is crucial to protect responders and patients before any medical assessment or intervention.

What is the definition of a Dynamic Risk Assessment?

• The continuous process of identifying hazards,
  assessing risk, taking action to eliminate or reduce risk,
  monitoring and reviewing, in the rapidly changing
  circumstances of an operational incident.

• A Dynamic Risk Assessment is a fixed evaluation that does not change over time.

• A Dynamic Risk Assessment is a historical analysis of past risks.

• A Dynamic Risk Assessment is a theoretical approach to risk management without real-time data.

Answer explanation

A Dynamic Risk Assessment is a continuous process that involves identifying hazards and assessing risks in real-time, making it essential for adapting to changing situations during operational incidents.

What does this model stand for?

• Crisis Management Model for Emergency Services

• Disaster Recovery Framework for Emergency Services

• Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme

• Joint Emergency Services Response Plan

How can the JESIP model principles apply to high-acuity incidents?

• The JESIP model focuses solely on resource allocation during incidents.
• The JESIP model principles enhance communication and coordination among emergency services in high acuity incidents.
• The JESIP model is only applicable to low acuity incidents.
• The JESIP model eliminates the need for communication between services.

Answer explanation

The JESIP model is used for major incidents, but it can also be applied to high-acuity situations, which typically include multiple agencies despite the fact that the incident is not classified as significant or major.

What is "square breathing"?

• A method of deep meditation
• A type of yoga pose
• Square breathing is a breathing technique that involves inhaling through the mouth, holding, and and exhaling through the nose.

• Square breathing is a breathing technique that involves inhaling through the nose, holding, exhaling through the mouth, and holding the breath for equal counts.

How can 'square breathing' decrease stress levels during the assessment and treatment of a critically unwell patient?

• Square breathing is ineffective in high-pressure situations.
• Square breathing distracts from patient care.
• Square breathing decreases heart rate during stress.

• Square breathing can decrease stress levels by promoting relaxation and focus during high-pressure situations.

What does the acronym 'RRPPP' stand for?

• Rapid Recovery, Preparedness, and Planning Program
• Rapid Response, Preparedness, and Planning Program
• Rapport with colleagues, Rapport with patient, Primary Survey, Plan suggest, Plan deploy

• Report to colleagues, Repeat with patient, Primary Survey, Prepare the patient, Plan extrication

In the context of trauma, what does the acronym cABCDE stand for?

• Critical Airway, Breathing, Compression, Defibrillation, Environment Evaluation

• Critical Haemorrhage, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure/Environment

• Critical Safety, Assessment, Breathing, Circulation, Diagnosis, Evaluation

• Critical Haemorrhage, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Diagnosis, Examination