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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Trauma

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You are helping a group of individuals who were in a bus rollover. Identifying which of the following comes first in your primary exam?
  1. Excessive bleeding
  2. Lost limbs
  3. Airway obstructions
  4. Burns
Explanation
Answer: C - Airway comes first in the order of articulation of the primary exam.. While other injuries may be life threatening; if you can’t breathe, the aid to other injuries is pointless. Remember that you’ll be executing the steps of the primary exam simultaneously in all but the most extreme of cases, and to use your crew judiciously.
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