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Ambulance + MECU | |
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Life-threatening conditions: | |
(i) Sudden loss of consciousness | |
(ii) Absense of breathing | |
(iii) Noisy or otherwise impaired breathing | |
Possible life-threatening conditions: | |
(i) Dyspnea | |
(ii) Severe chest pain | |
(iii) Sudden onset of serious headache | |
(iv) Impaired breathing in infants and children | |
(v) Suspected serious illness in children or infants | |
(vi) Sudden onset of severe oral or rectal bleeding | |
(vii) Sudden onset of bleeding in pregnant women beyond 20th gestational week | |
Accidents, implying a risk of life-threatening conditions: | |
(i) Motorway accidents | |
(a) On highways | |
(b) High velocity car crash | |
(c) Entrapment | |
(d) Roll-over | |
(e) Lorry or bus involved | |
(f) Motorcycle involved | |
(g) Pedestrian against car/motorcycle | |
(ii) Other accidents | |
(a) Fall from heights | |
(b) Entrapped persons | |
(c) Accidents with bleeding victims | |
(d) Accidents involving horses | |
(e) Gunshot or stab wounds towards torso, neck, head | |
(f) Hanging | |
(g) Drowning | |
(h) Burns involving face or exceeding 20% (adults) or 10% (infants and children) of body surface area | |
(iii) Accidents involving trains or aeroplanes | |
(iv) Fire implying a risk of damage to people | |
(v) Chemical exposure | |
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