The appropriate response of the Paramedics depends on you to relay the following minimal information to Medical Dispatch through your dispatcher:

• Location
  
  
• Patient complaint or type of incident
  
  
• Approximate Age and Sex Conscious: Yes? No? Alert?
  
  
• Breathing: Yes? No? Difficulty?
  
  
• Additional Information of Use:
  Medical case and age over 35: IS CHEST PAIN PRESENT?
  Trauma/injury case: UNCONTROLLED HEMORRHAGE (BLEEDING)?For motor vehicle accidents: IS THE PATIENT TRAPPED? IS THERE   MORE THAN ONE PATIENT?
  Tell them if you've used an inhaler, allergy meds or adrenaline injector!!
  
  This information applies to the Calgary EMS Department. Your local emergency services may require different information.

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