Axioms/Rules
What is a 3rd or 4th party caller?
Unable to complete a full sentence without taking a breath.
What is difficulty speaking between breaths?
What is true?
The airway of this kind of patient must always be maintained.
What is an unconscious patient?
This protocol would be used for someone having an asthma attack.
What is protocol 6?
Uncertain breathing status indicates a 2nd party caller who has seen the patient and is still unsure. This is considered what until proven otherwise?
What is not breathing?
Changing colors of clinical significance includes...
What is ashen, blue, cyanotic, gray, mottled, or purple?
This PDI is read when the patient has asthma or other lung problems.
What is, "If he has a prescribed inhaler or nebulizer for these attacks, tell him to use it now/again."?
True or false: You must hold the line for a 1st party caller having difficulty speaking between breaths.
What is true?
This protocol would be used for someone who is having an allergic reaction and difficulty breathing.
What is protocol 2?
Which rules states, "When the complaint description is breathing-related tracheostomy problems in the conscious patient, go to protocol 6."
What is Rule #9?
"Hurts to breathe" is not considered difficulty or abnormal breathing.
What is the "First Law of Chest or Back Pain"?
This PDI is read when patient medication is requested and the patient is alert.
What is, "Remind them to do what their doctor has instructed for these situations."?
True or false: You must hold the line for a 2nd party caller with someone having difficulty speaking between breaths.
What is false?
This protocol would be used for a baby choking on food and turning blue.
What is protocol 11?
Which rule states, "When the complaint description involves both non-traumatic chest pain/heart attack symptoms and breathing problems, choose the Chief Complaint that best fits the patient's foremost symptom, with ECHO level conditions taking precedence."
What is Rule #10?
COPD stands for...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
These 2 DLS links are shown in PDI's.
What is X-Card and Unconscious?
This position is usually best for alert patients with any breathing difficulty.
What is the sitting up position?
This protocol would be used for someone who is experiencing chest pain and difficulty breathing.
What is protocol 6?
Why is prompt recognition of agonal breathing critical to the treatment of cardiac arrest?
What is reduces time to compressions and defibrillation?
A first party caller exhibiting signs including, but not limited to, fighting for each breath, using single words or syllables to express her/himself, expressing extreme desperation, complete respiratory exhaustion, or thoughts of impending death.
What is Obvious Extreme Respiratory Distress?
"If there is a defibrillator available, send someone to get i now in case we need it later." is read when?
What is ≥+E-1 or D-1, 2, 3?
What is "Stable-Routine Disconnect"?
This protocol would be used for someone who got accidentally hit in the chest with a ball and now having difficulty breathing.
What is protocol 30?