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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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