Scenario
A 68 year old woman has collapsed with a brief loss of consciousness in church this morning. She has been transported by ambulance to your emergency department and is currently asymptomatic.
Question
Describe your assessment and risk stratification of this patient. (100%)
Answer
FACEM SAQ Exam 2008.1 – Question 1
- The overall pass rate for this question was 48/62 (77.4%).
- Pass Criteria
- The examiners described this as a straight forward question on a common presentation.
- Good answers directed their assessment to the common potential causes in the given scenario.
- Features of unsuccessful answers
- Poor answers either failed to answer the question by listing causes only or produced a textbook answer in isolation to the scenario.
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