Primary Survey

Question 1

Background

Answer 1

Rapid assessment of the patient looking for immediate threats to life and providing immediate treatment if required. 30-60 to complete.

Question 2

Indications

Answer 2

Should be completed for all patients

Question 3

Contraindications

Answer 3

None

Question 4

Cautions

Answer 4

None

Question 5

Complications

Answer 5

None

Question 6

Procedure

Answer 6

1.	Assess Airway.
  •	Look & listen
  •	Open airway using head tilt/chin/lift and/or jaw thrust.
  •	Use airway adjuncts if required.
  •	If trauma, verbalise possibility of c-spine injury.
2.	Assess Breathing
  •	Look / feel for chest rise.
  •	Look for signs of respiratory distress.
  •	Assist breathing using bag mask if required.
3.	Assess circulation.
  •	Compress significant external bleeding.
  •	Feel pulse rate and strength.
  •	Start CPR if required.
  •	Assess CRT.
4.	Assess disability.
  •	Check GCS or AVPU.
5.	Expose, Examine, Environment.
  •	Appropriately expose patient.
  •.	Appropriately examine patient.
  •	Minimise environmental factors.