Notfallmedizinische Untersuchung bei bewusstlosen Patienten – Schritt für Schritt

Eine Besonderheit im Rettungsdienst ist der bewusstlose und ggf. intubierte Notfallpatient, der nicht kommunizieren kann, welche Beschwerden vorliegen. Der Beitrag stellt die klinischen Zusatzuntersuchungen des bewusstlosen Notfallpatienten vor.

Abstract

In the setting of emergency medicine, the unconscious patient requires a special approach of clinical examination. The patient is mostly unable to communicate and cannot express any complaints. The early identification of life-threatening conditions is of utmost importance. Following the well established ABCDE scheme, we present a short algorithm, which allows the emergency physician to identify the most conditions within a few minutes.

Schlüsselwörter

Notfallmedizin - medizinische Untersuchung - bewusstlos - Koma - Algorithmus

Key words

emergency medicine - physical exam - unconscious - coma - algorithms

Publication History

Article published online:
15 August 2022

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