A Patient Presents to an Emergency Room with Acute Pain

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to an emergency room with acute pain in abdomen; there is a high degree of suspicion that he has a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. What measures should be initiated immediately?

A) Send the patient for abdominal CT scan
B) Start resuscitation after ensuring immediate vascular access
C) Start blood transfusion after grouping and cross-matching
D) Immediate laparotomy