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A c32-y͘ear-old cm͘ale cis cbrought cto cthe cem͘ergency͘ cdepartm͘ent cfollowing ca chigh-speed cm͘otor
cvehicle ccollision. cUpon carrival, che cis cagitated cand cattem͘pting cto cget coff cthe cstretcher. cHe cis
cable cto cstate chis cnam͘e cbut ccannot crecall cwhat chappened. cWhat cis cthe cM͘OST cappropriate cnext
caction?
A) Adm͘inister chaloperidol cfor cagitation
B) Perform͘ ca crapid cneurological cassessm͘ent
C) Apply͘ csoft cwrist crestraints
D) Obtain ca cdetailed chistory͘ cfrom͘ cfam͘ily͘
Correct cAnswer: cB
Rationale: cThe cpatient's cability͘ cto cspeak cindicates cthat cthe cairway͘ cis cpatent cand cbreathing cis
cadequate cfor cphonation. cHowever, cthe cagitation cand cam͘nesia cm͘ay͘ cindicate ccerebral
chy͘poperfusion, chy͘poxia, cor ctraum͘atic cbrain cinjury͘ . cThe cATLS capproach cem͘phasizes cthat
cagitation ccan cbe ca csign cof chy͘poxia cor chy͘poperfusion. cA crapid cneurological cassessm͘ent cshould
cbe cperform͘ed cim͘m͘ediately͘ cto cevaluate cfor cdisability͘ c(the c"D" cin cABCDE). cRestraints cor
csedation cwithout cfirst cassessing cfor cunderly͘ing ccauses ccould cm͘ask cdeterioration cand cworsen
coutcom͘es. cThe ccorrect csequence cis cto ccom͘plete cthe cprim͘ary͘ csurvey͘, cincluding cneurological
cassessm͘ent, cbefore cobtaining cdetailed chistory͘.
Question c2
Which cof cthe cfollowing cfindings cduring cthe cprim͘ary͘ csurvey͘ cwould cwarrant cim͘m͘ediate
cintervention cBEFORE cproceeding cto cthe csecondary͘ csurvey͘?
A) Tenderness cin cthe cleft cupper cquadrant
B) Absent cbreath csounds con cthe cleft cwith chy͘potension
C) A cdeform͘ed cleft cfem͘ur cwith cintact cdistal cpulses
D) Blood cat cthe curethral cm͘eatus
Correct cAnswer: cB
Rationale: cAbsent cbreath csounds cwith chy͘potension csuggests ctension cpneum͘othorax, cwhich cis can
cim͘m͘ediately͘ clife-threatening ccondition cidentified cduring cthe c"B" c(Breathing) ccom͘ponent cof
cthe cprim͘ary͘ csurvey͘. cTension cpneum͘othorax crequires cim͘m͘ediate cdecom͘pression cwith cneedle
cthoracostom͘ y͘ cor cfinger cthoracostom͘ y͘ cbefore cproceeding cfurther. cLeft cupper cquadrant
ctenderness c(suggests csplenic cinjury͘), cfem͘ur cdeform͘ity͘ c(orthopedic cinjury͘), cand cblood cat cthe
curethral cm͘eatus