Collapse in the GP treatment room
RN OSCE practice station

The task

You are the RN in a general practice clinic. Farah Khan, aged 43, has collapsed in the clinic treatment room before a routine appointment. Recognise the emergency, demonstrate DRSABCD and hand over to arriving help. Complete the supplied practice record. Speak to the patient and describe each assessment as you perform it. A second RN is available. Partner Imran is present. You have eight minutes; describe and select physical actions in this online exercise.

What this station tests

• Call 000 from this GP clinic and give a precise location.
• Imran must be clear of Farah during AED analysis and shock.
• A distressed partner can guide the ambulance crew after receiving a short explanation.
• Dizziness before collapse is useful witness history, but must not delay CPR.

Sources for the clinical content

• ANZCOR Guideline 8: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• ANZCOR Guideline 6: Compressions
• ANZCOR Guideline 7: Automated External Defibrillation in Basic Life Support
• ACSQHC: Communicating for Safety Standard

An original practice scenario with invented patients. Not an exam question.

Practise next

• Gasping collapse in a ward bay
• No-shock AED prompt in residential care
• Signs of life during community resuscitation
• AED use after collapse beside a community pool
• Basic life support for a child in a clinic