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AEROCARE PRIMARY RESPONSE CALL OUT CRITERIA

ANATOMIC FACTORS

• Severe penetrating trauma to the head, neck or torso with shock
• Major amputation above the ankle or wrist
• Amputation with possibility of re-implantation
• Partial spinal cord lesions
• Where cervical spine injury is suspected
• Threatened limbChildren with bums > 20% body surface area
• Adults with burns > 30% body surface area
• Inhalational injury
• Significant trauma child under age of 12 years
• Severe head injury
• Shock despite initial fluid resuscitation
• Revised trauma score of 10 or less

MECHANISM OF INJURY

• High energy dissipation - rapid deceleration
• Passenger space of vehicle invaded by 30cm or more
• Ejection from the vehicle
• Death of another passenger
• Deformity of contact point
• Multiple injured passengers
• Falls from 5 meters or more or from a height twice the patients length

MEDICAL CONDITIONS

• CVA within thrombolytic window period
• Ml within thrombolytic window period
• Acute subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Acute respiratory distress
• Declining Level of Consciousness
• Hypothermia
• HyperthermiaExposure to life threatening toxins or chemicals

Any of the above along with a situational factor is a medically justifiable indication for a primary response.

SITUATIONAL FACTORS

• Distance greater than 150 kilometers by road from base of operation
• Increased ground transport time
• Inaccessible location by road
• Need for specialized equipment and or personnel at scene