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Emergency Response Procedures Flashcards

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  1. A patient presents with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning (headache, confusion, cherry-red skin) after a gas leak. What is the pharmacist's priority?

    Answer: Remove the patient to fresh air and call 000 immediately

    Moving the patient to fresh air and calling 000 is critical; pulse oximeters are unreliable for CO poisoning as they cannot distinguish COHb from OxyHb.

  2. What does the term 'duty of care' mean for a pharmacist responding to an in-pharmacy medical emergency?

    Answer: A pharmacist must act reasonably and competently within their scope of practice to prevent foreseeable harm

    Duty of care requires pharmacists to act reasonably and within their competence to prevent harm — it does not demand exceeding their professional scope.

  3. Which route is preferred for administering epinephrine (adrenaline) during anaphylaxis?

    Answer: Intramuscular injection into the outer mid-thigh

    IM injection into the vastus lateralis (outer mid-thigh) provides faster absorption than subcutaneous injection and is the preferred route for anaphylaxis.

  4. A pregnant customer collapses in the pharmacy and requires CPR. What modification to standard CPR technique should be considered?

    Answer: Manually displace the uterus to the left to relieve aortocaval compression

    Left uterine displacement relieves pressure on the aorta and vena cava, improving cardiac output during CPR in pregnant patients after 20 weeks gestation.

  5. During an emergency, a pharmacist documents the event. Which information is LEAST critical to record in the immediate event log?

    Answer: The patient's insurance provider details

    Insurance details are administrative and not clinically relevant to the emergency event log; clinical timeline and interventions are the priority.

  6. A customer asks a pharmacist to supply naloxone for take-home use for a family member with opioid dependence. Under Australian regulations, which statement is correct?

    Answer: Naloxone is available as Schedule 3 (pharmacist-only) for take-home supply in most Australian states

    Naloxone is Schedule 3 (pharmacist-only medicine) in most Australian states/territories, enabling pharmacists to supply it directly for harm reduction.

  7. What is the maximum recommended compression rate per minute during adult CPR according to current Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines?

    Answer: 100–120 compressions per minute

    Australian Resuscitation Council guidelines recommend a compression rate of 100–120 per minute to optimize perfusion pressure during CPR.