ABCDE approach

critic
critic
March 22, 2018

In this short video we'll go through the steps of the primary assessment of the acutely ill patient, using the ABCDE approach. ABCDE stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure. Using this approach, you always know what to do in situations where you're not sure what's going on yet. 

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critic
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Resident in internal medicine & fellow in critical care. I make videos on YouTube!
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