Question

A 40-year-old construction worker falls from a ladder and arrives at a rural emergency department unconscious. His airway is patent, respirations 20 breaths/min, blood pressure 90/50 mm Hg, pulse 120 beats/min. According to ATLS principles, what is the most appropriate immediate priority?

Accepted Answer

Control haemorrhage and restore circulation with fluid resuscitation while maintaining airway

Answer

Perform a full neurological examination

Answer

Send him for urgent CT scan of the head

Answer

Begin rapid sequence intubation without assessing circulation

Answer

Insert urinary catheter to monitor output

Practice question

A 40-year-old construction worker falls from a ladder and arrives at a rural emergency department unconscious. His airway is patent, respirations 20 breaths/min, blood pressure 90/50 mm Hg, pulse 120 beats/min. According to ATLS principles, what is the most appropriate immediate priority?