EMD V14 RULEX AND AXIOMS Q&A
Not Breathing Situations - Answers :Hanging, Strangulation, Suffocation, COMPLETE
Obstruction, etc.
Ineffective Breathing phrases - Answers :"Barely breathing", "Can't breath at all",
"Gasping", "Turning purple", etc.
Obvious extreme respiratory distress (1st party) - Answers :A 1st party caller exhibiting
signs including, but not limited to, fighting for each breath, using single words or syllable
to express her/himself, expressing extreme desperation, or thoughts of impending
death.
Agonal Breathing - Answers :An ineffective, deteriorating breathing pattern that lingers
after the heart has essentially stopped pumping blood to the brain.
Uncertain Breathing - Answers :A situation where a 2nd party caller is uncertain,
unsure, indefinite, or ambiguous when asked if an unconscious patient is breathing.
MEDICAL - Answers :A sudden, unexplained collapse resulting in unconsciousness,
even when reported as ground-level fall, should be considered _________________
cardiac arrest until proven otherwise.
TRAUMATIC - Answers :When cardiac arrest appears to be ____________ in nature,
choose the Chief Complaint Protocol that best fits scene safety concerns and the
mechanism or injury.
Mechanism of injury - Answers :If the complaint description suggests TRAUMA, choose
the Chief Complaint Protocol that best addresses the _________________.
foremost symptom - Answers :If the complaint description appears to be MEDICAL in
nature, choose the Chief Complaint Protocol that best fits the patient's
________________ , with consideration given to priority symptoms.
Protocol 6 - Answers :When the complaint description is breathing-related tracheostomy
problems in the conscious patient, go to ____________.
Do not utilize - Answers :If the complaint description involves both chest pain/HEART
ATTACK symptoms and STROKE symptoms, go to Protocol 10 but
_________________ the Aspirin Diagnostic and Instructions tool.
consciousness and breathing - Answers :When the complaint description strongly
suggests GENERALIZED seizure, go to Protocol 12 regardless of
__________________________.
Not Breathing Situations - Answers :Hanging, Strangulation, Suffocation, COMPLETE
Obstruction, etc.
Ineffective Breathing phrases - Answers :"Barely breathing", "Can't breath at all",
"Gasping", "Turning purple", etc.
Obvious extreme respiratory distress (1st party) - Answers :A 1st party caller exhibiting
signs including, but not limited to, fighting for each breath, using single words or syllable
to express her/himself, expressing extreme desperation, or thoughts of impending
death.
Agonal Breathing - Answers :An ineffective, deteriorating breathing pattern that lingers
after the heart has essentially stopped pumping blood to the brain.
Uncertain Breathing - Answers :A situation where a 2nd party caller is uncertain,
unsure, indefinite, or ambiguous when asked if an unconscious patient is breathing.
MEDICAL - Answers :A sudden, unexplained collapse resulting in unconsciousness,
even when reported as ground-level fall, should be considered _________________
cardiac arrest until proven otherwise.
TRAUMATIC - Answers :When cardiac arrest appears to be ____________ in nature,
choose the Chief Complaint Protocol that best fits scene safety concerns and the
mechanism or injury.
Mechanism of injury - Answers :If the complaint description suggests TRAUMA, choose
the Chief Complaint Protocol that best addresses the _________________.
foremost symptom - Answers :If the complaint description appears to be MEDICAL in
nature, choose the Chief Complaint Protocol that best fits the patient's
________________ , with consideration given to priority symptoms.
Protocol 6 - Answers :When the complaint description is breathing-related tracheostomy
problems in the conscious patient, go to ____________.
Do not utilize - Answers :If the complaint description involves both chest pain/HEART
ATTACK symptoms and STROKE symptoms, go to Protocol 10 but
_________________ the Aspirin Diagnostic and Instructions tool.
consciousness and breathing - Answers :When the complaint description strongly
suggests GENERALIZED seizure, go to Protocol 12 regardless of
__________________________.
