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Your Exam PlugADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+ who is ILCOR - Answer: International Liason Committee On Resuscitation is an umbrella society that gains knowledge and research via independent councils worldwide. From this knowledge, they produce guidelines for usewhen did ILCOR first produce their CPR guideline? - Answer: 2000
SEERS - Answer: Scientific Evidence Evaluation and Review System
COSTR - Answer: Consenus on Resus. and Treatment Recommendations is used by ILCOR to review and ensure we are always using the best evidence based practise in the field
ARC - Answer: Australian Resus. Council is a member of ILCOR
4 rings of chain of survival - adults - Answer: - early recognition and call for help
- early cpr
- early defib
- post resus care
how many rings of chain of survival - paeds? + most important - Answer: 5 chains - first ring child safety and LCOD is injury in children 1yr and above. (targeted interventions is belts and safety seats in cars and correct use of these)
- 3rd ring is activate emergency response system
what is the most common cause of CA for paeds? - Answer: asphyxia
why was the GCS invented + what year - Answer: 1974, to be used in a hospital setting to determine an individuals cerebral functioning
steps to obtain GCS (3) (stimulus wise) - Answer: 1. verballing introduce 2. peripheral stimulus - nail bed pressure (bilateral)
3. central stimulus - trap squeeze (bilateral)
scale of consciousness (7) - Answer: 1. conscious
2. confused
3. disorientated 4. lethargy
5. stupor
6. vegetative state 7. coma
what is AEIOUTIPS used for - Answer: diagnostic tool for LOC
AEIOU TIPS - Answer: Alcohol, Epilepsy, encephalitis, electrolyte imbalance, endocrine
Insulin, Infection
Overdose or O2 (hypoxia)
Uremia, Trauma, temp Ischaemia
Poison
Stroke, shock, space occupying lesions
AEIOUTIPS (alcohol) - Answer: - ethanol - CNS depressant - absorbed rapidly across the wall of the intestine and carried to the brain - effects are exacerbated in the elderly - amount consumed usually results in different types of effects AEIOUTIPS (Epilepsy) - Answer: - (1% of Australian population) - Caused by disruption of the normal electrochemical activity of the brain that results in seizures. - Under certain circumstances anyone can have a seizure. It is only when there is a tendency to have recurrent seizures (more than one) that epilepsy is diagnosed - Can result in altered conscious states prior, during and after seizures (post-ictal)
AEIOUTIPS (encephalopathy) - Answer: - brain disease, damage or malfunction - Major symptom is an altered conscious state - Other symptoms include memory loss, personality changes, dementia, seizures and death - Causes include infections, anoxia and brain trauma, alcohol, liver failure, metabolic diseases, toxic chemicals, poor nutrition (lack B1)
AEIOUTIPS (electrolyte abnormalities) - Answer: - electrolytes are substances that become ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct electricity - Electrolytes are present in the human body, and the balance of the electrolytes in our bodies is essential for normal function of our cells and our organs - Common electrolytes in the body include: § Sodium (hypo/hypernatraemia) § Potassium (hypo/hyperkalaemia) § Chloride (hypo/hyperchloraemia) § Bicarbonate - acts as buffer for pH levels
AEIOUTIPS (endocrine disorders) - Answer: - network of glands that produce and release hormones - Each gland releases specific hormones into your bloodstream. These travel through your blood to other
cells and help control or coordinate many body processes - Endocrine disease due to the development of lesions (such as nodules or tumors) in the endocrine system, which may or may not affect hormone levels
AEIOUTIPS (insulin) - Answer: - When there is no insulin produced or insulin insensitivity with the cells, leads to endocrine disorder affecting blood sugar levels in the body. - Neurons are more depended on glucose for their energy than other cells.
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