Regarding the primary assessment of the patient with suspected traumatic brain injury, which of the following describes the best approach to assessing the patient's neurological functioning?
A) The use of AVPU
B) Assessing the patient for level of consciousness and orientation to person, place, and time
C) Assessing a revised trauma score
D) Assessing a Champion trauma scale score

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Assessing the patient for level of consciousness and orientation to person, place, and time is the best approach to assessing the patient's neurological functioning in the primary assessment of a patient with suspected traumatic brain injury. AVPU can be used to determine level of consciousness, but it does not assess orientation. Revised trauma score and Champion trauma scale score are not specific to assessing neurological functioning.

Regarding the Primary Assessment of the Patient with Suspected Traumatic