Assessment 2 NHS Pathways Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Question : What is disposition?
Correct answer: Skill set and Timeframe
Question : How many categories are there for ambulance
dispositions?
Correct answer: 4
Question : 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.
Question : 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
Question : 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
Question : 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
Question : 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
Question : 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
Question : What do treatment centres deal with?
Correct answer: They will assess serious injuries, an
emergency treatment
Question : Give some examples of where accidents or
emergencies should be dealt in treatment centres
Correct answer: If they've ingested a substance, that might be
harmful Possible fractures from recent injury Eye trauma (not GP) Any injuries that need stitches
Question : Why are timeframes In regards to treatment centres
important?
Correct answer: This refers to the risk of complications. For
example, if you refer to the treatment Centre in one hour it means there's a higher risk for example, if someone has swallowed harmful substances. However, if it is a larger timeframe, such as a dislocation which is four hours means there is a less risk of complications.
Question : Why do we get referrals to dental treatment?
Correct answer: Patience could need extraction with
continuous blood loss