EMS codes, Dangerous body area?

[oakwilde]

What does this mean?

Dangerous body area

Not dangerous body area

Thanks

 

[poppafred]

Probably whether or not injuries to a particular area are considered life threatening.

 

[SCANdal]

oak,

Was the context you heard this in regarding a burn situation? I suspect it was.

Burns to certain body parts have a greater impact on the victim over burns to certain other body parts. An example would be the hands. The post healing scars - depending on the degree of the burn - could render the person unable to move his fingers again. On the other hand (no pun intended), a scald to the thigh or back (again depending on the degree), with some grafting could heal nicely and never really impact the victim in the future again mobility-wise. See http://www.revolutionhealth.com/con...y/first-aid-treatment/burns/how-serious-burns for a few more details.

SCANdal

 

[oakwilde]

Yes, it was a fire department call, I heard on my old 30 channel dewhicky I found in a old box.
Thanks.

oak

 

[zinpod]

It can be either Dangerous, Possibly dangerous, or dangerous.

Dangerous injuries would be cuts to the head, neck, armpit, vomiting blood, ect..

Possibly dangerous would arm, chest, leg...

Not dangerous would be fingers, toes....