🧪 General Principles🟡 High-yieldEmergency Assessment

ABCDE Assessment

A structured approach to any acutely unwell patient - assess and treat in order.

Key points

Airway (with C-spine control), Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure - treat each before moving on.
Airway: look and listen for obstruction, use manoeuvres/adjuncts and give high-flow oxygen.
Breathing: rate, saturations, chest exam; Circulation: pulse, BP, capillary refill, IV access and fluids.
Disability: GCS/AVPU, pupils, glucose; Exposure: temperature, rashes, full look. Reassess after every change.

ABCDE - Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure.

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🧪 General Principles🟡 High-yieldEmergency Assessment

A structured approach to any acutely unwell patient - assess and treat in order.

Airway (with C-spine control), Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure - treat each before moving on.
Airway: look and listen for obstruction, use manoeuvres/adjuncts and give high-flow oxygen.
Breathing: rate, saturations, chest exam; Circulation: pulse, BP, capillary refill, IV access and fluids.
Disability: GCS/AVPU, pupils, glucose; Exposure: temperature, rashes, full look. Reassess after every change.

ABCDE - Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure.