SAQ 1144 – Returned traveller with suspected MERS-CoV

Marked out of 14.00

A recently returned traveller is concerned about MERS-CoV. Five travelling companions then present to triage and you are concerned they may also have MERS-CoV. While awaiting isolation, one patient becomes agitated and demands to leave.

List three (3) aspects of history that would make MERS-CoV most likely.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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List four (4) steps you would take to prepare the ED.

(Marked out of 4.0)


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List four (4) personal protective precautions when treating these patients.

(Marked out of 4.0)


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State three (3) management principles underlying your approach to the agitated patient demanding to leave.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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Total Score: 0 / 14

Percentage: 0%