Title Page
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Document No.
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Audit Title
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Client / Site
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Personnel
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Check for Danger. <br>I.e. Candidate has verbalised that it is a Safe area before patient is approached
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Alcohol hand rub + gloves <br>Optional as it is an emergency.<br>Candidate will NEVER delay response to do a full hand washing with soap and water
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Approach the patient and say "Hello Sir/Madam" in a Loud voice in both ears
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Try a Painful Stimulus by squeezing the Trapezius muscle.<br>Patient is Unresponsive
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Calls for Help <br>Shouts for Help and pulls the emergency Bell<br>
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Checks the Airway<br>-Pulls the chin down and checks the airway for obstruction <br>-If no obstruction, continue with head Tilt Chin Lift Maeuver<br><br>
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Checks Breathing and Circulation<br>-Uses Look, listen and feel approach for 10 seconds <br>(Placing ear just above patients' mouth and nose, looking at the chest for normal risk and fall or any signs of life and not occasional gasps. Counting out 10 seconds)
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Clear instructions given when Assessor arrives <br>"This patient is unresponsive and not breathing. Please call the cardiac arrest team on 2222 and bring the bag valve mask (BVM) immediately."
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Starts chest compressions at a rate of 30:2<br>(Arms are straight, elbows locked, heel of hand on the centre of the chest)<br>Sustains rate of 100-120 compressions per minute, allowing the chest to recoil between compressions. <br>Gives clear instructions to the assessor to give 2 breaths via BVM and looks at the chest to check ventilation
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The candidate is able to verbalised all the steps and answer to the questions.<br>I.e. What are the Reversible causes of a Cardiac Arrest?<br>Able to explain each one of them: <br>-Hypoxia <br>-Hypovolemia <br>-Hypothermia <br>-Hypokalemia/Hyperkalemia<br>-Hydrogen ion (Acidosis)<br>-Toxin<br> <br>**SHOCKABLE RYTHMS <br>-VF Ventricular Fibrillation<br>-PVT Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia<br><br> **NON-SHOCKABLE RHYTHMS <br>-PEA Pulseless Electrical Activity<br>-Asystole
