NURS-6512N-31,Advanced Health

NURS-6512N-31,Advanced Health During initial ABCDE assessments of life-threatening conditions, D (disability) in neurologic status is assessed by the patient's: a. pupil size. b. degree of responsiveness. c. nuchal rigidity. d. mood and affect. ANS: B The D (disability) in neurologic status of the primary assessment is assessed by determination of the patient's degree of responsiveness to stimuli. REF: p. 634 You have gone by ambulance to a construction site where an adult male is lying on the street. The only information you have is that he fell three stories. His neck is immobilized with sacks of concrete mix on either side. Your first action should be to determine: a. airway patency. b. bleeding sites. c. cranial nerve function. d. limb position