Call Types
"I'm calling because my husband fell getting out of his recliner"
What is FALL
Name the four priority symptoms.
What is abnormal breathing, chest pain, serious hemorrhage, decreased level of consciousness?
The EMD will immediately announce this when they receive a STARFlight call.
What is STARFlight!
The only recognized method of airway control in the PAI dispatch environment.
What is head-tilt?
Minimum age for a Communications "rider"
What is 14?
"I'm at Barton Creek Greenbelt and my friend has broken her leg and can't get to the trailhead."
What is RSQL?
These can be read in a materially identical way, as long as it doesn't change the meaning or intent.
What is Post-Dispatch Instructions?
The STAR in STARFlight stands for.
What is Shock Trauma Air Rescue?
Spider, insect or snake bites are triaged on this protocol.
What is protocol 2?
Employees have ____ minutes to report to work after being notified to come in on OCP.
What is 120 min
"I'm Nurse Jackie calling from Dr K's office. The Dr is requesting EMS transport for a 45yom c/o Chest Pain w/ an abnormal EKG"
What is ATPT?
When altered mentation is given as the ONLY chief complaint.
What is protocol 26
"I need STARFlight to meet Lockhart EMS Medic 10 at the Caldwell Co Airport for a stroke patient."
What is MASF?
MPD first law of chest pain
What is "Hurts to Breathe" is not considered difficulty or abnormal breathing?
All communications medics are system credentialed to this level.
What is EMD?
"This is Emily, charge nurse at Seton Northwest. I need EMS transport for a 27YOF to Seton main, she's in active labor."
What is ETRAN?
EMD will select this pathway for cardiac arrest patients, regardless of MOI
What is "Compressions Only"
When addressing a TRANS call, type this to pull up hospitals.
What is *SFHSP?
This is used after jerking/twitching has stopped for all generalized seizure patients.
What is Breathing Verification Diagnostic?
Anytime the volume of incoming 9-1-1 calls exceeds the available resources and results in calls being placed in-que.
What is Urgent Disconnect?
"I'm at Coyote Ugly and there is a guy that just walked in shooting. I'm hiding in the bathroom with 3 other people that have been shot."
What is AATK?
9 ineffective breathing statements.
What is "barely breathing" "can't breathe" "fighting for air" "gasping for air" "just a little" "making funny noises" "not breathing" "turning blue" "turning purple"
If a request for SF is coming from outside the auto approved coverage areas, the EMD must put this into the call text.
What is Hold for Approval (/HOLD)?
An interval between breaths of 8 seconds or more
What is Agonal Breathing?
Alternate names for US 183 Hwy.
What is US 183A, N US 183 Hwy, Research, Anderson, Ed Bluestein, Bastrop Hwy, S US 183 Hwy?