If no definite signs of death are evident, the rescue team begins resuscitation.
A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination-including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin and mucous membranes [signs of suffocation?, skin color (pale/blue/gray)?]
- State of consciousness [awake/sleeping/unconscious?]
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart.
- Auscultation of the lungs
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen)
- Inspection (viewing).
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
