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Chest Pain / Acute Coronary Syndrome

WEBChest pain or discomfort of presumed cardiac origin. Acute or Sub-acute shortness of breath with no clear reason or cause (up to ⅓ of ACS patients may present without …

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Rapid Access Clinic for the Elderly

WEBIntroduction. Joondalup Health Campus and St John WA are trialling a Rapid Access Clinic for Elderly patients (RACE) as an alternative care pathway for appropriate patients …

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Dyspnoea & Respiratory Distress

WEBDyspnoea and respiratory distress is difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath. It is a sign of a variety of disorders and is primarily an indication of inadequate ventilation or of …

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Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

WEB2. Best Verbal Response: 3. Best Motor Response: Calculate the sum of the score from 1 (Eye Opening), 2 (Best Verbal Response) and 3 (Best Motor Response). This number …

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Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF)

WEBCongestive Cardiac Failure (CCF) Right heart failure is the inability of the right ventricle to generate enough stroke volume for forward flow. The amount of blood pumped by the …

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Principles of Essential Airway Management

WEBHead Tilt: Use both hands on side of head to tilt head backwards. Jaw Thrust: Place manual pressure at the angle of the mandible (jaw); lift the jaw anteriorly. This will lift the tongue …

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Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)

WEBFAST (Face, Arm, Speech and Time) is a rapid diagnostic tool for the evaluation of stroke like symptoms.. If 1 or more abnormality exists (to Face, Arms or Speech), and symptom …

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Recognising and Responding to Acute Deterioration

WEBRecognising patient deterioration is particularly important for prolonged patient contact such as long distance transfers or extended transfer of care situations, and continual re …

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Post-Resuscitation Care (ROSC)

WEBThe focus of post resuscitation care is on ensuring adequate cerebral perfusion, oxygenation and supportive treatment to allow the recovery of vital organs. Continue to …

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Management of Occupational Exposure

WEBManagement of Occupational Exposure(Needlestick/Sharps and Muco-cutaneous Blood and Body Fluid Exposures) Process. Standard Precautions are used in the handling and …

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Hand Hygiene and Skin Care

WEBThere are three ways hand hygiene can be performed: Applying a waterless antimicrobial hand rub to the surface of the hands e.g. alcohol based hand rub (ABHR). Washing …

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Reprocessing of Reusable Equipment

WEBReprocessing - the activities required to ensure a RMD is safe for its intended use. Cleaning - the removal of foreign material (e.g. soil and organic material) from objects and is …

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Peripheral IV Access

WEBUtilise Difficult IntraVenous Access Score (DIVAS) to assist with identifying difficult or high risk patients. In Acute Coronary Syndrome patients, preference is for PIVC insertion into …

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Standard & Transmission Based Precautions

WEBTransmission based precautions should be implemented in high-risk scenarios to further ensure prevention of transmission. Standard precautions consist of: Hand hygiene, …

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Clinical Handover

WEBPatients of concern. A patient of concern is a patient that a clinician is particularly concerned about, as defined by the treating clinician. Patients should be handed over in …

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Aseptic Technique

WEBAseptic technique is achievable in pre-hospital settings by applying the five principles of aseptic technique, and modifying practice to mitigate infection risks. Aseptic technique is …

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Patient Assessment

WEBPhysical examination. Inspection. Auscultation. Palpation. Review of systems to develop differential diagnosis. Patient assessment is an on-going and continual process; officers …

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Prefixes and Suffixes

WEBClinical Resources Website. St John Ambulance Western Australia Ltd (ABN 55 028 468 715) (St John WA) operates ambulance and other pre-hospital clinical services.

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