ABCDE assessment

Question 1

A

Answer 1

Airway

Question 2

B

Answer 2

Breathing

Question 3

C

Answer 3

Circulation

Question 4

D

Answer 4

Disability

Diabetics

Question 5

E

Answer 5

Exposure

Question 6

A, steps

Answer 6

1) Any obstruction full/partial

2) Patent airway, patient ability to speak in full sentences

Question 7

Causes of airway obstruction? (3)

Answer 7

• Altered level of consciousness
• Anaphylaxis reaction
• Foreign body

Question 8

Signs of partial airway obstruction? (3)

Answer 8

• Breathing sounds
• Choking
• Accessory muscles

Question 9

Signs of complete airway obstruction ? (3)

Answer 9

• Patient unable to speak
• No air entry at auscultation
• Cyanosis

Question 10

B, steps

Answer 10

1) Equal bilateral chest expansion
2) Respiratory rate (12-20)
3) Noise free no wheezing/stridor/rattling
4) Airway free of sputum

Question 11

C, steps (6)

Answer 11

1) Peripheries, blue/pink/pale/warm/cold
2) Capillary Refill Time (CRT) <2 seconds
3) Heart rate, regularity (51-90)
4) BP systolic between (111-129)
5) Signs of haemorrhage, drain present
6) IV access

Question 12

D, steps

Warning sings for ?

Answer 12

1) AVPU
2) GCS
3) Blood glucose

-ketoacidosis

Question 13

E, steps

Remember what at all times?

Begin to consider what?

Answer 13

1) Skin rashes/wounds/pressure injury
2) VTE
3) Temperature
4) MUST
5) Allergies
6) Medication

Dignity

Appropriate investigations

Question 14

F and G stand for ?

Answer 14

Further information

And

Goals