PRIMARY SURVEY ABCDE (TRAUMA) QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS

PRIMARY SURVEY ABCDE (TRAUMA) QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
A Correct Answers Airway


B Correct Answers Breathing


C Correct Answers Circulation


D Correct Answers Disability


E Correct Answers Expose patient


Airway assessment Correct Answers •open and patent
•maintain cervical spine immobilization
•patency of artificial airway (if present)


Breathing assessment Correct Answers Presence and effectiveness


Circulation assessment Correct Answers •presence of major pulses
•presence of external hemorrhage


Disability assessment Correct Answers •gross neurological status
•pupil size, equality, and reactivity to light

, •spontaneous/moves to command


Expose patient. Assessment Correct Answers •environmental control
•remove patients clothing
•rewarm with blankets, warming lights, fluid filled or air convection
warming blankets


Airway observations indicating inpairment Correct Answers •shallow,
noisy breathing
•strtidor
•central cyanosis
•nasal flaring
•accessory muscle uses
•inability to speak
•drooling
•anxiety
•decreased LOC
•trauma to face, mouth, neck
•debris or foreign matter in mouth or pharynx


Breathing observations indicating impairment Correct Answers
•asymmetrical chest movement
•absent, decreased, or unequal breath sounds
•open chest wounds