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PRIMARY SURVEY TO SECONDARY ASSESSMENT AND RECOVERY POSITION

DANGER

RESPONSE (Alert, confused voice, pain unresponsive)

SHOUT FOR HELP

AIRWAY (Technique: head tilt chin lift)

BREATHING (Look listen, and feel – 10 seconds)

Secondary Assessment

  1. Put gloves on

  2. Check face – circulation – colour – temperature – pulse

  3. Check head – disability – bleeding – pupil size - ears          

  4. Check neck – exposure – rashes - swelling

  5. Check shoulders

  6. Check chest –

  7. Check arms and fingers – swelling – tenderness – cap refill

  8. Check back – spine

  9. Check stomach – swelling

  10. Check legs and feet

Recovery Position

  1. ABC – (999)

  2. ABC- Pulse oximeter

  3. Oxygen – non-rebreather mask – 15 LPM.

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