ABCDE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
If a patient responds normally they have Correct Answers a patent
airway meaning they are breathing and the brain has perfusion
If the patient is unconscious, unresponsive and is not breathing normally
Correct Answers start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Airway (A) Correct Answers look for signs of airway obstruction, treat
airway obstruction as a medial emergency, give oxygen at high
concentration (if needed)
Untreated airway obstruction causes Correct Answers hypoxia and risks
damage to the brain, kidneys and heart, cardiac arrest and death
Signs of airway obstruction Correct Answers paradoxical chest,
abdrominal movements, the use of accessory muscles of respiration
Late sign of airway obstruction Correct Answers central cyanosis
Complete airway obstruction Correct Answers no breath sounds at the
moth or nose
Partial airway obstruction Correct Answers air entry is diminished
resulting in stridor or noisy breathing
, Methods of airway clearance Correct Answers airway opening
manoeuvres, airway suction, insertion of an oropharyngeal or
nasopharyngeal airway, tracheal intubation (if these fail)
In acute respiratory failure aim to maintain an oxygen saturation of
Correct Answers 94-98%
In patients at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure aim for an oxygen
saturation of Correct Answers 88-92%
Breathing (B) Correct Answers look, listen and feel for general signs of
respiratory distress
General signs of respiratory distress Correct Answers sweating, central
cyanosis, abdominal breathing, use of accessory msucles of respiration
Normal respiratory rate Correct Answers 12-20 breaths/min
High respiratory rate Correct Answers > 25 breaths/min
High or increasing respiratory rate is Correct Answers a marker of
illness and a warning that the patient may deteriorate suddenly
Assessment of breathing Correct Answers the depth of each breath, the
pattern (rhythm) of respiration and whether chest expansion is equal on
both sides
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
If a patient responds normally they have Correct Answers a patent
airway meaning they are breathing and the brain has perfusion
If the patient is unconscious, unresponsive and is not breathing normally
Correct Answers start cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Airway (A) Correct Answers look for signs of airway obstruction, treat
airway obstruction as a medial emergency, give oxygen at high
concentration (if needed)
Untreated airway obstruction causes Correct Answers hypoxia and risks
damage to the brain, kidneys and heart, cardiac arrest and death
Signs of airway obstruction Correct Answers paradoxical chest,
abdrominal movements, the use of accessory muscles of respiration
Late sign of airway obstruction Correct Answers central cyanosis
Complete airway obstruction Correct Answers no breath sounds at the
moth or nose
Partial airway obstruction Correct Answers air entry is diminished
resulting in stridor or noisy breathing
, Methods of airway clearance Correct Answers airway opening
manoeuvres, airway suction, insertion of an oropharyngeal or
nasopharyngeal airway, tracheal intubation (if these fail)
In acute respiratory failure aim to maintain an oxygen saturation of
Correct Answers 94-98%
In patients at risk of hypercapnic respiratory failure aim for an oxygen
saturation of Correct Answers 88-92%
Breathing (B) Correct Answers look, listen and feel for general signs of
respiratory distress
General signs of respiratory distress Correct Answers sweating, central
cyanosis, abdominal breathing, use of accessory msucles of respiration
Normal respiratory rate Correct Answers 12-20 breaths/min
High respiratory rate Correct Answers > 25 breaths/min
High or increasing respiratory rate is Correct Answers a marker of
illness and a warning that the patient may deteriorate suddenly
Assessment of breathing Correct Answers the depth of each breath, the
pattern (rhythm) of respiration and whether chest expansion is equal on
both sides
