libuff
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Post by libuff on Dec 14, 2007 15:50:48 GMT -5
i've been hearing a 29-b-6 code, and was wondering if anyone has the updated 29-xx codes, as fordyce.org has fallen short on these codes.
Thanks
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Post by Fire51Marshal on Dec 14, 2007 17:21:19 GMT -5
EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH CODES
1. ABDOMINAL PAIN, PROBLEMS
A1 Abdominal Pain
C1 Fainting or near fainting > 50 C2 Females with fainting or near fainting 12 – 50 C3 Males with pain above the naval > 35 C4 Females with pain above naval > 45
D1 Not alert
2. ALLERGIES (STINGS, BITES)
A1 No difficulty breathing A2 Spider bite
B1 Unknown status
C1 Difficulty breathing or swallowing C2 Special medications or injections used
D1 Severe respiratory distress D2 Not alert D3 Condition worsening D4 Swarming attack D5 Snake bite
E1 Ineffective breathing
3. ANIMAL BITE, ATTACKS
A1 Not dangerous body area A2 Non recent injuries A3 Superficial bites
B1 Possible dangerous area B2 Serious hemorrhage B3 Unknown status
D1 Unconscious or arrest D2 Not alert D3 Dangerous body area D4 Large animal D5 Exotic animal D6 Attack or multiple animals
4. ASSAULT, SEXUAL ASSAULT
A1 Not dangerous body area A2 Non recent injuries
B1 Possible dangerous area B2 Serious Hemorrhage B3 Unknown Status
D1 Unconscious or arrest D2 Not alert D3 Abnormal breathing D4 Dangerous body area D5 Multiple Victims
5. BACK PAIN (NON TRAUMATIC)
A1 Non traumatic back pain A2 Non recent traumatic back pain
C1 Fainting or near fainting > 50
D1 Not alert
6. BREATHING PROBLEMS
C1 Abnormal breathing C2 Cardiac history
D1 Severe respiratory distress D2 Not alert D3 Clammy
E1 Ineffective breathing
7. BURNS, EXPLOSION
A1 Burns < 18% body area A2 Fire alarm A3 Sunburn or minor burn
B1 Unknown status
C1 Building fire with entrapment C2 Difficulty breathing C3 Burns > 18%
D1 Unconscious or arrest D2 Severe respiratory distress D3 Not alert D4 Explosion D5 Multiple victims
8. CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION
A1 Carbon monoxide alarm
B1 Alert without difficulty breathing
C1 Alert with difficulty breathing D1 Unconscious or arrest D2 Severe respiratory distress D3 Hazmat D4 Not alert D5 Multiple victims D6 Unknown status
9. CARDIAC, RESPIRATORY ARREST OR DEATH
O1 Expected death
B1 Obvious death
D1 Ineffective breathing
E1 Not breathing at all, Full arrest E2 Breathing uncertain E3 Hanging E4 Strangulation E5 Suffocation E6 Drowning
10. CHEST PAIN
A1 Breathing normal < 35
C1 Abnormal breathing C2 Cardiac history C3 Cocaine C4 Breathing Normal > 35
D1 Severe Respiratory distress D2 Not alert D3 Clammy
11. CHOKING
A1 Not choking now
D1 Not alert D2 Abnormal breathing
E1 Choking verified ineffective breathing
12. CONVULSIONS SEIZURES
A1 Not seizing now
B1 Breathing regular not verified < 35
C1 Pregnancy C2 Diabetic C3 Cardiac history
D1 Not breathing D2 Continuous or multiple seizures D3 Irregular breathing D4 Breathing regular not verified > 35
13. DIABETIC PROBLEMS
A1 Alert
C1 Not alert C2 Abnormal behavior C3 Abnormal Breathing
D1 Unconscious
14. DROWNING, DIVING, SCUBA ACCIDENT
A1 Alert and breathing normal (out of water)
B1 Alert with injuries (in water) B2 Unknown status
C1 Alert with abnormal breathing
D1 Unconscious D2 Not alert D3 Diving or suspected neck injury D4 Scuba incident
15. ELECTROCUTION, LIGHTNING
C1 Alert and breathing normal
D1 Unconscious D2 Not disconnected from power D3 Power not off or hazard present D4 Long fall D5 Not alert D6 Abnormal Breathing D7 Unknown status
E1 Not breathing or ineffective
16. EYE INJURIES
A1 Moderate eye injuries A2 Minor eye injuries A3 Medical eye problems
B1 Severe eye injury
D1 Not alert
17. FALLS
O1 Public assist
A1 Non dangerous body area A2 Non recent
B1 Possible dangerous body area B2 Serious hemorrhage B3 Unknown status
D1 Dangerous body area D2 Long fall D3 Not alert D4 Abnormal breathing
18. HEADACHE
A1 Breathing normally
B1 Unknown status
C1 Not alert C2 Abnormal Breathing C3 Speech problems C4 Sudden onset of severe pain C5 Numbness or paralysis C6 Change in behavior
19. HEART PROBLEMS
A1 Heart rate > 50 bpm but < 130 bpm A2 Chest pain < 35
B1 Unknown status
C1 Firing of AICD C2 Abnormal breathing C3 Chest pain > 35 C4 Cardiac history C5 Cocaine C6 Heart rate < 50 bpm or >130 bpm
D1 Severe respiratory distress D2 Not alert D3 Clammy
20. HEAT, COLD EXPOSURE
A1 Alert
B1 Change in skin color B2 Unknown status
C1 Cardiac history D1 Not alert
21. HEMORRHAGE
A1 Not dangerous hemorrhage A2 Minor hemorrhage
B1 Possible dangerous hemorrhage B2 Serious hemorrhage B3 Bleeding disorder
C1 Hemorrhage through tubes
D1 Dangerous hemorrhage D2 Not alert D3 Abnormal breathing
22. INDUSTRIAL, MACHINERY ACCIDENT
B1 Unknown status
D1 Life status questionable D2 Caught in machinery D3 Multiple victims
23. OVERDOSE, POISONING
O1 Poisoning
B1 Overdose
C1 Violent C2 Not alert C3 Abnormal breathing C4 Antidepressants C5 Cocaine C6 Narcotics C7 Acid (Alkali) C8 Unknown status C9 Poison control request for response
D1 Unconscious D2 Severe respiratory distress
24. PREGANCY, CHILDBIRTH, MISCARRIAGE
A1 First trimester bleeding
B1 Labor not imminent B2 Unknown status
C1 Second trimester bleeding C2 First trimester serious bleeding
D1 Breech or cord D2 Head visible D3 Imminent delivery D4 Third trimester bleeding D5 High risk complications D6 Baby born
25. PSYCHIATRIC, MENTAL, BEHAVIOR
A1 Non violent and non suicidal
B1 Violent B2 Threatening suicide B3 Near hanging, strangulation or suffocation B4 Unknown status
D1 Not alert
26. SICK CALL
A1 thru A26 Non priority symptoms
B1 Unknown status
C1 Cardiac history
D1 Not alert
27. STAB, GUNSHOT, PENETRATING TRAUMA
A1 Non recent
B1 Non recent central wound B2 Known single peripheral wound B3 Serious hemorrhage B4 Unknown status
D1 Unconscious or arrest D2 Not alert D3 Central wound D4 Multiple wounds D5 Multiple victims
Ending in G=Gunshot
Ending in S=Stabbing
28. STROKE (CVA)
A1 Breathing normal < 35
B1 Unknown status
C1 Not alert C2 Abnormal breathing C3 Speech or movement problems C4 Numbness or tingling C5 Stroke history C6 Breathing normally > 35
29. TRAFFIC COLLISION
A1 First party call not dangerous injury
B1 Minor Injuries B2 Multiple victims (one ambulance) B3 Multiple victims (additional ambulances) B4 Serious hemorrhage B5 Other Hazards B6 Unknown
D1 Major Incident a. Aircraft b. Bus c. Subway/metro d. Train e. Watercraft D2 High mechanism a. All terrain vehicle b. Auto versus bicycle or motorcycle c. Auto versus pedestrian d. Ejection e. Personal watercraft f. Rollover g. Vehicle over bridge/height or embankment D3 Hazmat D4 Trapped or pinned D5 Ejection
30. TRAUMATIC INJURIES
A1 Not dangerous body area A2 Non recent trauma
B1 Possible dangerous body area B2 Serious hemorrhage
D1 Dangerous area D2 Not alert D3 Abnormal breathing
31. Unconscious
A1 Single episode
C1 Alert difficulty breathing C2 Cardiac history C3 Multiple episodes C4 Single episode > 35 C5 Females 12 – 50 with abdominal pain
D1 Unconscious D2 Severe respiratory distress D3 Not Alert
E1 Ineffective breathing
32. UNKNOWN PROBLEM
B1 Standing, sitting, walking, talking B2 Medical alert B3 Unknown status
D1 Life status questionable
33. DOCTORS OFFICE AND CARE HOME TRASNPORT
A1 Transport by air unit A2
C6 Emergency Response
T=Transport P=Palpitate
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Post by wqce207a on Dec 14, 2007 19:14:08 GMT -5
my EMD codes:
Alpha-stubbed toe Bravo-hang nail Charlie-infected hang nail Delta-might be good, probably lied to the dispatcher to get a quicker response. Echo-dead
I'm sure their are buff's out there that memorized all the codes but what rocket scientist came up with this idea? I remember my dept handing out the codes, it made great kindling for the fireplace.
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Post by suddenlyseemore on Dec 15, 2007 16:52:43 GMT -5
its supposed to be that lower acuity calls (sprained ankle) don't get an ambulance as quick as a higher acuity call (respiratory distress) and that the higher acuity calls receive the additional resources they should need (BLS ambulance + ALS ambulance + engine company). suffolk county doesnt use the priority system right at all, though (figures) every few years the company that makes these cards and codes "reviews" the algorithm the dispatchers use to figure out what the emd code is to try to make them more accurate. some evidence-based studies tho find that these EMD codes are garbage: they aren't accurate in determining how sick people are at all. A journal did a study of ~100,000 in a busy, metropolitan north american city and found that HALF the dispatch algorithms (what is used to figure out if its a alpha/bravo/charlie/delta/echo/whatever) did no better than chance at predicting how sick the patient was. meaning: the dispatcher might as well have flipped a coin half the time when picking the dispatch code and would have been just as accurate as using the algorithm "Sixteen of the 32 protocols performed no better than chance alone at identifying high-acuity patients."-Comparison of the medical priority dispatch system to an out-of-hospital patient acuity score. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Sep;13(9):954-60. Feldman MJ, Verbeek PR, Lyons DG, Chad SJ, Craig AM, Schwartz B.
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Post by bloomtruck42 on Dec 15, 2007 20:21:01 GMT -5
the information the dispatchers get is only as good as the information they are given somethigns gotta seperate the possible als calls from the clearly bls calls, until a better system comes around its what we got heres a good news video of an investigation on abuse of the ems system.... www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4924778<http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=4924778&ver sion=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1> &version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
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Post by bloomtruck42 on Dec 15, 2007 20:23:34 GMT -5
if you click on that link in the fox 5 news just do a search for ems dysfunction and it will pop it
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Post by suddenlyseemore on Dec 16, 2007 15:34:12 GMT -5
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Post by theimmobilizers on Mar 5, 2008 21:07:33 GMT -5
while on the topic of the EMD's... anyone know of a class coming up anywhere?
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Post by Joe89 on Mar 6, 2008 0:24:31 GMT -5
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