Some patient conditions which have the potential to threaten a patient's ABCs are listed below. Which is the highest priority?
a. child or elder abuse
b. hemorrhage
c. hypoglycemia
d. chest trauma
D
Patient conditions are triaged according to their real or potential threats to a patient according to the ABCs (airway-breathing-circulation). Some conditions which would be top priority due to real or potential impact on airway and breathing are chest trauma, choking, and airway compromise. Conditions which impact circulation are cardiac arrest, shock, and hemorrhage. Conditions which are important but do not fall directly under the airway-breathing-circulation categories include hypoglycemia and child or elder abuse.
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