Question 49 · LEK · Patient examination
Assessment of the patient according to the ABCDE scheme is aimed at:
- A. revealing possible injuries.
- B. excluding direct threat to life.
- C. obtaining precise diagnosis.
- D. A,B are true.
- E. A,B,C are true.
Hint
Ask yourself whether a quick bedside primary survey is meant to deliver a final diagnosis or to address something more immediate.
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