EMD Case Entry Protocol's

If traffic/transportation accident, determine the number of patients, then go to Protocol 29

Uncertain breathing status indicates a 2nd party caller who has seen the patient and is still unsure. This is considered not breathing until proven otherwise

Unkown breathing status indicates a 3rd or 4th party caller who cannot personally verify the patients's status

The patients age does not need to be determined initially in multiple patient events. If individual patient assessment is possible, age should be determined

Ask, "is the patient male or female?: iff the patients gender is not obvious.

Case enrty questioning must always be completed, even when the ECHO determinat has been selected.

After an ECHO rsponse, completing all case entry and chief complaint key questions ensures that the proper knowledge regarding safety issues and the appropriate warnings and or advise are immediately and always passed on to the responders and potential scene helpers.

Chief complaint key questioning must always be completed to cover scene safety issues, even when an ECHO determinant is selected.

Do not advise callers to perform any PDIs or PAIs until all safety key questions are completed

When the initial Chief Complaint appearts to be seizure, go to Protocol 12 regardless of consciousness and breathing status.

If the Chief Complaint includes scene safety issues, choose the protocol that best addresses those issues.

If the Chief Complaint involves Trauma, choose the protocol that best addresses the MECHANISM OF INJURY

If the Chief complaint apprears to be MEDICAL in nature, choose the protocol that best fits the patients FORMEMOST SYMPTOM, with PRIORITY symptomss taking precedence.

If the chief complaint and status of consciousness adn breathing are unkown initially (3rd Party caller), go to Protocol 32

The MPDS Prioritizes the actions of the disaptcher, not just the response.

Therfore, the MPDS is an action plan, not a menu