Brett Patterson addresses the topic of EMDs directing callers to administer chest compressions. What does the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) say?
By Brett Patterson Brett: We had a debate whether to triage an incident as trauma or sick, using this scenario as an example: A female is brushing her teeth. Her jaw locks up. What would you recommend? Angela D. Thomas, EMD Fulton County Emergency Communications Center Atlanta, Ga., USA Angela: As you have discovered, the