Airway, breathing, circulation — Jon S. Solberg, MD

Knowledge

Attention ladies and gentlemen, would any medical personnel onboard this aircraft please report to the front of the plane?

Those words are enough to make even a seasoned emergency medicine doctor sweat! Where do you start?

I’ll share a secret with you: after more than 10 years of practicing emergency medicine, I still I approach every sick patient by starting with a primary survey using the mnemonic M-A-R-C-H. Learn here how to apply this simple principle and you too can keep your cool!