RING 999 for an Ambulance if you answer YES to any of the questions below:
Is the patient unconscious?
Has the patient got a history of heart problems?
Is the pain a crushing pain like a band around the chest?
Is the pain moving into the jaw or arms?
Does the patient feel sick?
Is the patient sweating or clammy?
Is the patient having breathing difficulties?
Is the patient unconscious?
Is the patient semi-conscious or floppy with any other of the following symptoms
Difficult to wake? Stiff neck? Severe headache? Child with a high pitched whimpering cry? Purple or blood coloured rash? Photo-phobic?
Is the patient a diabetic? Is the patient having breathing difficulties?
Is the patient having chest pains?
Has the patient got a history of heart problems?
Is the patient unconscious or very drowsy?
Is the patient having breathing difficulties?
Is the patient having breathing difficulties?
Is the patient a danger to himself?
Is the patient a danger to others?
Is the patient unconscious?
Is the patient semi-conscious?
Is the patient having breathing difficulties?
Has the patient received a crushing or penetrating injury to head, neck, chest, abdo or thigh?
Is the bleeding uncontrollable?
Is the patient unconscious?
Is the patient having breathing difficulties?
Is the patient fitting?
Has the patient received a crushing or penetrating injury to head, neck, chest, abdo or thigh?
Is the patient still fitting? Is this the patient's first fit?
Has the patient received a serious injury to the head?
111 is the NHS non-emergency number. It’s fast, easy and free. Call 111 and speak to a highly trained adviser, supported by healthcare professionals.
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