What does the ABCDE approach stand for?

Catastrophic haemorrhage, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure.

What is triage used for in prehospital care?

Classifying multiple patients by priority.

Why are physiological measurements important?

To identify deviations from normal and guide treatment.

What are the key physiological observations assessed at FREC 4 level?

BP, LOC, skin, temperature, pupils, glucose, SpO2, respiration rate, FAST.

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Q1 What does the <C>ABCDE approach stand for?: A Catastrophic haemorrhage, Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure.
Q2 What is triage used for in prehospital care?: A Classifying multiple patients by priority.
Q3 Why are physiological measurements important?: A To identify deviations from normal and guide treatment.
Q4 What tools are commonly used to assess consciousness?: A ACVPU/GCS
Q5 What are the key physiological observations assessed at FREC 4 level?: A BP, LOC, skin, temperature, pupils, glucose, SpO2, respiration rate, FAST.

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FREC 4 is a 48-card flashcard deck covering custom for paramedic clinical revision. This deck intends to support the preparation and ongoing knowledge maintenance for the Qualsafe First Response Emergency Care Level 4 specification. For issues or additions, contact "Tim" on Discord.

This community-published deck was shared by Tim via SnapMedic's deck-sharing feature. Community decks complement the official preset decks with revision content for specific qualifications, scenarios, and learning preferences. All cards work offline once downloaded and use spaced repetition to move information into long-term memory.

Last updated 29 July 2026.

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