8. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
13. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
14. ASSESSMENT
OF AIRWAY
Speak to the patient
Speak
Look for evidence if facial trauma or
burn
Look
Listen for noisy airway or no airway
sounds
Listen
15. INITIAL MANAGEMENT OF AIRWAY
O2 VIA TIGHT-FITTING OXYGEN MASK
PULSE OXIMETER
ECG
BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF
16. MANAGEMENT
OF
COMPROMISE
D AIRWAY
Jaw thrust / No Neck tilt
Suction
Bag-Mask ventilation
Nasopharyngeal / oropharyngeal airway
Extraglottic or Supraglottic airway / LMA
Definitive Airway
17. INDICATIONS
OF
DEFINITIVE
AIRWAY
• Inability to maintain airway
• Impending or potential airway compromise
• Threatened airway / Vomiting / Blood / Facial injury
A
• In ability to maintain oxygenation by facemask
• Apnoea
• Flail segment / Lung contusions
B
• Sever terminal shock
• Combative patients from hypoperfusion
C
• Obtundation / Head injury / GCS 8 or less
• Seizures
D
• Anticipate deterioration of any of the above
• Consider Combination of any of the above
E
19. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
23. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
24. IMPORTANCE OF “B”
Airway and breathing problems are interlinked
Causes of shock in the chest
Tension pneumothorax
Massive haemothorax
Cardiac tamponade
These injuries can compound the effects of shock due
to other haemorrhagic and non-haemorrhagic injuries.
25. ASSESSMENT
Ensure adequacy of the airway
Ensure
Look for evidence of respiratory distress
•Tachypnoea
•Use of accessory muscles of respiration
•Look for abnormal/asymmetrical chest wall movement
•Distension of neck veins
•Cyanosis (late finding)
Look
Feel chest and neck
•Hyper-resonance on percussion
•Dullness to percussion
•Subcutaneous air or pain and fractures
•Position of trachea
Feel
Listen for signs of partial airway obstruction or compromise
•Asymmetrical, reduced or absent breath sounds
•Additional sounds (stridor)
Listen
31. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
35. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
36. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
Definitive
airway
A
Immediate
life-
threatening
injuries
B Shock
C Traumatic
brain injury
D Extra
E
40. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
48. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
49. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
Definitive
airway
A
Immediate
life-
threatening
injuries
B Shock
C Traumatic
brain injury
D Extra
E
53. DISTURBED
CONSCIOU
S LEVEL
Do not assume it is related to
alcohol
Do not assume it is due to
haemorragic shock
Hemorrhage is the most common
case of shock in trauma patient
55. MANAGEMENT
• Neurosurgical input
• Transfer
Primary
Brain
insult
• Prevent Hypoxia and
hypo and hypercarbia
• Prevent Hypotension
Secondary
Brain
insult
56. HOW TO DO ABCDE?
A
• Is the airway
patent and clear?
• Is there a need
for a definitive
airway?
• Is there a
suspicion of spine
injury?
B
• Are there any
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• before doing the
chest X-ray, did I
manage the
immediate life-
threatening
injuries?
• What is the SO2?
and X-ray
finding?
C
• Is the patient
shocked?
• Which type of
shock?
• Where is the
bleeding?
D
• Is there a
Traumatic Brain
Injury?
• What will I do for
the 1ry insult?
• What will I do to
prevent the 2ry
insult?
E
• Is there any other
injuries?
• Am I preventing
the hypothermia?
• Am I considering
my adjuncts and
re-evaluation of
the patient?
62. CLEAR THE SPINE
Radiographic imaging may need to be used
to exclude spinal injury – usually CT scan.
It is possible to ‘clinically clear’ the spine in a
conscious and fully orientated and alert
patient only.
Efforts should be made to ‘clear’ the spine as
expeditiously as possible to prevent damage
to soft tissues from the board or collar.