2 questions about St Louis EMS calls

[MarcInIllinois]

I've noticed when scanning St Louis EMS dispatch a couple of terms used..

1. 'sick case' - is this just someone 'not feeling well' or code for something else?
2. 'please be advised, party is a 'violent OBS' or maybe 'OVS' hard to tell..

thanks!

 

[sdetermann]

1. Sick case- non-specific complaint without life-threatening symptoms.
2. Violent OBS- Organic Brain Syndrome... violent psych patient

Hope this helps.

 

[MarcInIllinois]

yes it does, thanks!

 

[devilhunter122]

I've noticed when scanning St Louis EMS dispatch a couple of terms used..

1. 'sick case' - is this just someone 'not feeling well' or code for something else?
2. 'please be advised, party is a 'violent OBS' or maybe 'OVS' hard to tell..

thanks!

sick case, as previously stated, could be anything from food poisoning to just about any illness.

"obs" was always referred to (from working in the ER long time ago) "overly belligerent ****head" or "overly belligerent subject/suspect"

also we couldn't say that someone was drunk.. we always had to refer them as having "ETOH on-board"

 

[MarcInIllinois]

sick case, as previously stated, could be anything from food poisoning to just about any illness.

"obs" was always referred to (from working in the ER long time ago) "overly belligerent ****head" or "overly belligerent subject/suspect"

also we couldn't say that someone was drunk.. we always had to refer them as having "ETOH on-board"

I've heard the etoh term down here in the sticks of Southern Illinois EMS calls as well..

 

[K0AZV]

2. Violent OBS- Organic Brain Syndrome... violent psych patient

Hope this helps.

That was definition that I heard for it sometime around 15 years ago.

Max...

 

[Starcom21]

ETOH is the chemical term (i believe) for ethel alcohol.

Used often in Macoupin Montgomery and Madison Counties (IL) through the years