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Table 1 The information the students got regarding which eight observation to do and the order they should be done in

From: Is individual practice in an immersive and interactive virtual reality application non-inferior to practicing with traditional equipment in learning systematic clinical observation? A randomized controlled trial

ABCDE algorithm

Observations

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