ABCDE_Approach_Flashcards

Question 1

What are the signs and symptoms to check in the Airway assessment?

Answer 1

Secretions, foreign body, stridor, see-sawing

Question 2

What actions should be taken for Airway management?

Answer 2

Open airway – jaw thrust and position:
- Infant: neutral position
- Children: ‘sniffing’ position
- NB: C-spine control
Remove obstruction if safe

Question 3

What should be checked in the Breathing assessment?

Answer 3

Respiratory rate, symmetry, wheeze, work of breathing, auscultate and monitor

Question 4

What actions should be taken for Breathing management?

Answer 4

Provide oxygen and support breathing

Question 5

What should be checked in the Circulation assessment?

Answer 5

Pulse rate and volume, blood pressure, capillary refill time, fluid/blood, chest compressions, defibrillation

Question 6

What actions should be taken for Circulation management?

Answer 6

Look at the colour and temperature of peripheries, measure capillary refill time, auscultate the heart, insert 1 or 2 large bore cannulas, reassess every 5 mins, consider fluid bolus if hypotensive

Question 7

What should be checked in the Disability assessment?

Answer 7

Consciousness, pupils, posture, AVPU/GCS, collateral history regarding seizures, trauma, poison, sepsis, diabetes

Question 8

What actions should be taken for Exposure assessment?

Answer 8

Fully expose the child to enable a secondary assessment, provide analgesia

Question 9

What is the mnemonic for not forgetting to check glucose?

Answer 9

Don’t Ever Forget Glucose