ABCDE algorithm | Observations |
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A- airways | 1: observe if the airways are free -document |
B- breathing | 2: count the respiration frequency (The number breaths per minute, one breath = inbreath + outbreath) -document |
3: get the oxygen saturation using a digital oximeter -document | |
C- circulation | 4: get the blood pressure using a digital blood pressure gauge -document |
5: count pulse (the number of heart beats per minute) -document | |
D- disability | 6: observe if the patient is conscious -document |
E- exposure | 7: get the temperature using a digital ear thermometer -document |
8: observe if the skin is normal -document |