FIRE-RACE

by Cathy Parkes November 06, 2019

Reponse to a FIRE: Use the RACE sequence. R = rescue (move patients to safer location). A = alarm (activate alarm system). C = contain (close doors/windows, turn off oxygen sources). E = extinguish (use fire extinguiser).

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Schizophrenia Symptoms

by Cathy Parkes October 19, 2020

NEGATIVE symptoms in schizophrenia include the absence of things that normally present. Symptoms (5As): Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure), Anergia (lack of energy), blunt Affect, Alogia (↓ speech), and Avolition (↓ motivation).