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Why has the ‘C’ been added to AVPU? It confuses people, the information should state on an assessment the casualty is alert but confused.

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Why has the ‘C’ been added to AVPU? It confuses people, the information should state on an assessment the casualty is alert but confused.

 

RLSS UK follow both the ERC and RCUK recommendations when it comes to ACVPU, and both include ‘confusion’.

 

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