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HLTENN011
Introduction to health and perioperative care
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Acute Health? | Used to treat sudden, often unexpected, urgent or emergent episodes of injury and illness that can lead to death or disability without rapid intervention |
| Domains of acute care | - Trauma and acute care surgery - Critical care - Prehospital care - Short term stabilisation - Urgent care - Emergency care |
| Patient assessment | Past and present history with a good understanding of the pathophysiology behind the diseases Looking at patient trends Head to toe assessment –seek out the abnormal clues |