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RING 999 for an Ambulance if you answer YES To any of the questions below.

 

 

SEVERE CHEST PAIN

UNCONSCIOUS

SEMI-CONSCIOUS (or 'floppy' baby or child)

OVERDOSE AND SEMI-CONSCIOUS

OVERDOSE AND FULLY CONSCIOUS

SEVERE BREATHLESSNESS OR COLLAPSE

SEVERE BLEEDING AND COLLAPSE

EPILEPSY / FITTING

 

 

 

SEVERE CHEST PAIN

Is the patient unconscious?

Has the patient got a history of heart problems?

Is the pain a crushing pain like a band around the chest?

Is the pain moving into the jaw or arms?

Does the patient feel sick?

Is the patient sweating or clammy?

Is the patient having breathing difficulties?

 

 

UNCONSCIOUS

Is the patient unconscious?

 

 

SEMI-CONSCIOUS (or 'floppy' baby or child) Is the patient semi-conscious or floppy with any other of the following symptoms:

Difficult to wake? Stiff neck? Severe headache? high pitched whimpering cry? Purple or blood coloured rash? Photo-phobic?

Is the patient a diabetic? Is the patient having breathing difficulties?

Is the patient having chest pains?

Has the patient got a history of heart problems?

 

 

OVERDOSE AND SEMI-CONSCIOUS

Is the patient unconscious or very drowsy?

Is the patient having breathing difficulties?

 

 

OVERDOSE AND FULLY CONSCIOUS

Is the patient having breathing difficulties

Is the patient a danger to himself?

Is the patient a danger to others?

 

 

SEVERE BREATHLESSNESS OR COLLAPSE

Is the patient unconscious?

Is the patient blue around the lips?

Has the patient inhaled anything or choked on anything?

Has the patient got chest pains?

Is the patient unable to speak in sentences?

Has the patient ever had a severe allergic reaction?

 

 

SEVERE BLEEDING AND COLLAPSE

Is the patient unconscious?

Is the patient semi-conscious?

Is the patient having breathing difficulties?

Has the patient received a crushing or penetrating injury to head, neck, chest, abdomen or thigh?

Is the bleeding uncontrollable?

 

 

EPILEPSY / FITTING

Is the patient still fitting?

Is this the patient's first fit?

Has the patient received a serious injury to the head?

Last Updated on Monday, 28 September 2009 12:47