by admin | Jun 26, 2012 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog, Guidelines and Standards
The Resuscitation Council (UK) Chain of Survival has as a first link ‘Recognition and Calling for help to Prevent Cardiac Arrest’, NICE have Clinical Guidelines 50 which require NHS trusts to use a ‘track and trigger’ system and the NPSA have written about the...
by admin | Jun 11, 2012 | Assessing a sick patient, Blog
What is the ABCDE approach? The ABCDE approach is a systematic approach to the assessment of the ‘sick’ patient recommended by the Resuscitation Council (UK). It stands for Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure. It enables the recognition of the...
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