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Trauma Care - Golden Hour Understanding


Understanding the ABCDE of the Golden Hour

All of us remember the A for apple and B for Boy fundamentals.

But there is more to ABCDE with respect to the Golden Hour.

A Airway
B Breathing
C Circulation
D & E Assessment of Disability and Exposure to assess other threatening injuries in the body.
It is of paramount importance also to guarantee a secondary assessment and treatment in a nearby hospital to save the life.
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