Case Scenario: A female falls from a two-story building and is brought to the ED. The rescue team informs that the patient has been mumbling a few unintelligible words. The attending physician inserts a cervical collar on the patient and starts a primary investigation. It appears that the patient has intact airways with equal breath sounds and bilateral chest-rise. However, the patient is hypotensive and tachycardic.
Slight bruising and swelling are also observed on the left arm and face. Although the central pulses of the patient are strong, peripheral pulses are slightly weak. Which of the following assessments should be initiated to determine the neurological status of the patient? Option A: Perform a CT scan immediately Option B: Assess the patient’s reflex response, sensation and motor strength Option C: Ask the patient her name, age, and locality Option D: Perform a Glasgow Coma…
