Systematic assessment of a sick child
ABCDE
Ensures priority-based emergency assessment.
Does not give drug doses or algorithms.
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ABCDE. It helps you recall: Systematic assessment of a sick child.
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
A: Airway; B: Breathing; C: Circulation; D: Disability, including glucose; E: Exposure.
It belongs to Paediatric emergencies in Pediatrics.
Does not give drug doses or algorithms.
Ensures priority-based emergency assessment.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Pediatrics question about Paediatric emergencies.
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