Airway: maintaining own airway, respiratory adjuncts, intubated

FiO₂

C-spine status

Respiratory rate (RR)

O₂ saturation percentage (sats)

Ventilation method: self-ventilating/non-invasive ventilation (CPAP or BiPAP)/invasive ventilation

Trachea position

Surgical emphysema

Air entry in lungs

Abnormal breathing sounds

Chest wall: chest drains and rib/sternum fractures

ABG:

Chest x-ray (CXR)

Heart rate and rhythm (HR) and blood pressure (BP)

Mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and central venous pressure (CVP)

Jugular venous pressure (JVP) and carotid pulse

Heart sounds: I + II + other

Inotropes

Peripheral oedema

ECG

Troponin and BNP³⁶

Full examination of pulses:

Peripheral perfusion: warmth and capillary refill time

Vascular access: central, peripheral, intraosseous

Evidence of external bleeding: urinary catheter, drains, stoma bags, rectal, vaginal or oral