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When To Call 911
A medical emergency is an event that you reasonably believe threatens your or someone else's life or limb in such a manner that immediate medical care is needed to prevent death or serious impairment of health. A medical emergency includes severe pain, bad injury, a serious illness, or a medical condition that is quickly getting much worse.
Is the condition life or limb threatening?Could the condition worsen quickly on the way to the hospital?
If you move the victim, will it cause further injury?
Does the person need skills or equipment that paramedics or EMT's carry right away?
Would distance or traffic cause a delay in getting the person to the hospital?
If the answer is yes to any of these.Call 9-1-1.