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Gosport Community Responders are primarily called to attend "Category A" emergency calls, these are 999 calls which the South Central Ambulance Service Trust deem to be "Serious and/or life threatening" and therefore by there very nature need medical help to arrive as quickly as possible, usually within the first 8 minutes from the 999 call being made. "Category A" calls are usually where the patient is suffering from some the following symptoms:-
· Cardiac arrest
· Unconscious and collapsed patients
· Chest pains (e.g. heart attacks and acute angina)
· Breathing difficulties (e.g. asthma, acute on-set bronchitis/emphysema)
· Diabetic emergencies (e.g. hypoglycemia)
· Fitting or convulsions (e.g. epilepsy)
· Stroke (CVA)
· Anaphylaxis (allergic reaction)
· Choking patients
These types of calls are classed as medical emergencies, and can happen both at home and in public places. Gosport Community Responders are never intentionally called to emergencies involving children under 12 or severe trauma cases such as road traffic accidents.
Since more than 70% of sudden cardiac arrest cases occur out of hospital, it is unlikely that Paramedics will be on the scene at the onset, so the ability of the Community Responders to get to a patient quickly and administer basic life saving support until the Ambulance Paramedic arrives is vital, especially in rural areas where an Ambulance cannot always reach the scene straight away.
Community Responders with quick access to defibrillators can be a vital asset when sudden cardiac arrest strikes.
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