
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.
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Q1: Paradoxical chest movement suggests a:
A) spontaneous pneumothorax.
B)
Q2: During initial ABCDE assessments of life-threatening conditions,
Q3: On palpating the chest wall of a
Q4: Blood, vomitus, and foreign bodies are removed
Q5: A life-threatening condition is recognized with the
Q7: If trauma above the clavicle is suspected,
Q8: The ABCs of a primary survey would
Q9: Capillary refill can be assessed by applying
Q10: While performing the primary survey on a
Q11: The secondary survey of a patient with
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