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I guess I'll listen to Eltdolly and just ask my instructor for instructions the way he want them ;). I'll try to post later what he told me.

Thanks for you time Aprz. You've made it much clear. However, I still have some questions. Since Focused Exam FOCUSES on patient's chief complaint how am I going to obtain chief complaint from unresponsive patient? In other words, does Focused Assessment for Unresponsive Patient make any sense...

So Rapid Medical Assessment is just looking for DCAPBTLS? If patient is unresponsive then is obtaining chief complaint possible ONLY through Rapid Medical Assessment? If so then just focusing on his chief complaint doesn't seem to make sense since I'll check his whole body anyway during RMS. And...

I'm really confused by the difference between Rapid Medical Assessment, Detailed Assessment and Focused Exam for a Unresponsive Medical Patient. Can anyone please list the steps for them?