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===<span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span><span style="background:firebrick; color: white"> EMERGENCY PROCEDURES </span><span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span>===
===<span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span><span style="background:firebrick; color: white"> EMERGENCY PROCEDURES </span><span style="background:firebrick; color: firebrick">..</span>===
<span style="background:#FFFF00">'''A medical emergency is a medical condition you would normally call 911 for.'''</span> That may include persons who are unconscious, not breathing, having trouble breathing, bleeding, or experiencing chest pains.  
When an emergency happens, stay calm and '''remember that YOU are the eyes and ears for professionals until they arrive'''. Do not try to resolve an emergency by treating a patient or putting yourself in harm's way. We need you to gather information and transmit that data to the Volunteer Coordination Center.
 
=== Emergency Medical ===
<span style="background:#FFFF00">'''A medical emergency is any medical condition you would call 911 for.'''</span> That may include persons who are unconscious, not breathing, having trouble breathing, bleeding, or experiencing chest pains. If you still feel unsure, check out [https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/when-to-call-for-help this article by Johns Hopkins University] (ahead of time please...not, you know, when an emergency is happening).


If you observe a medical emergency:
If you observe a medical emergency:


* '''FIRST,''' radio to the incident to the Volunteer Coordination Center
* '''FIRST,''' radio to the incident to the Volunteer Coordination Center (use the Communications protocols).


Provide information to responders, street sign, color of vehicle, don't render aid...be the eyes.
Provide information to responders, street sign, color of vehicle, don't render aid...be the eyes.