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What |is |disposition? |- |correct |answer |✔Skill |set |and |Timeframe
How |many |categories |are |there |for |ambulance |dispositions? |- |correct |answer
|✔ 4
What |is |a |category | 1 |ambulance |disposition, |and |how |long |does |it |meant |to
|take? |- |correct |answer |✔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 |- |correct |answer |✔Under |fives, |this |includes |toddlers, |infants |and |neonates
What |is |a |category | 2 |ambulance |disposition, |and |how |long |does |it |take? |-
|correct |answer |✔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. |
The |aim |for |this |response |is | 18 |minutes
What |is |a |category | 3 |ambulance |disposition |and |how |long |does |it |take? |-
|correct |answer |✔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? |- |correct
|answer |✔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
What |is |included |in |treatment |centres? |- |correct |answer |✔These |include |accident |and |emergency |departments, |minor |injury |units, |walk-in |services, |dentist, |services, |and |other |services
What |do |treatment |centres |deal |with? |- |correct |answer |✔They |will |assess |serious |injuries, |an |emergency |treatment
What |is |a |contact |disposition? |- |correct |answer |✔This |is |when |NHS |pathways |has |recommended |a |face-to-face |consultation, |i.e. |to |contact |the |local |service |within |two |hours
What |is |a |speak |to |disposition? |- |correct |answer |✔It's |given |when |speaking |to |a |GP |or |a |health |officials |will |progress |the |assessment |further |situations |where |GPs |will |know |more |knowledge |about |symptoms |and |its |management
What |is |a |less |urgent |disposition? |- |correct |answer |✔This |includes |the |referral |of |for |persistent |and |recurrent |symptoms |get |in |touch...
Symptoms |may |resolve |in |a |few |days |if |they |get |worse |to |contact |with |the |practice
What |does |it |mean |when |a |disposition |refers |to |an |in-house |clinician? |- |correct
|answer |✔Further |details |needed |after |assessment |using |NHS |pathways
How |many |different |categories |is |there |for |in-house |clinician |disposition
|referral? |- |correct |answer |✔ 3
Immediate |
Speak |to
home |management
Why |would |a |patient |be |referred |For |an |immediate |assessment |with |our |in-
house |clinicians? |- |correct |answer |✔Immediate |transfer |due |to |safety |reasons
|that |need |assessment |immediately |if |they |swallowed |something |serious |or |if |they've |been |transferred |to |clinician |via |early |exit
Why |would |a |patient |be |referred |for |a |speak |to |in-house |clinican? |- |correct
|answer |✔Need |him |further, |detailed |clinical |assessment |for |the |appropriate |disposition |usually |less |urgent
Why |would |a |patient |be |referred |to |in-house |condition |for |home |management
|advice? |- |correct |answer |✔Please |elope |priority, |transferred |for |very |minor |problems
