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A method and system for providing emergency medical counseling to choking patients remotely is described. A consistent, standard and systematic process is provided which in combination with adequate training, supervision and quality assurance serves to provide a method for gathering emergency medica

A method and system for providing emergency medical counseling to choking patients remotely is described. A consistent, standard and systematic process is provided which in combination with adequate training, supervision and quality assurance serves to provide a method for gathering emergency medical information regarding providing emergency medical dispatch services to choking victims, categorizing such information into various determinant levels for appropriate response, and for giving qualified emergency medical information to callers thereby permitting "zero time" response by those at the scene. By using this invention properly a dispatcher is guided through the interrogation of callers concerned with choking victims injuries, gathering critical information and giving the appropriate guidance to the caller. This invention specifically guides the dispatcher through the steps of the procedure for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, thereby providing the "zero time" response by utilizing those at the scene of the emergency.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A method for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, comprising the steps of:(A) providing instructions to an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, including inquiring if the victim can breathe; inquiring if the

[ I claim:] [1.] A method for giving remote emergency medical counsel to choking victims, comprising the steps of:(A) providing instructions to an emergency medical dispatcher, including instructions to inquire for specific information, including inquiring if the victim can breathe; inquiring if the victim can talk; and inquiring if the victim is alert, to receive response information, and to use said response information to determine a degree of criticality, wherein said determined degree of criticality is used by said emergency medical dispatcher to appropriately dispatch an emergency medical response, and dispatching said emergency medical response to the victim;(B) inquiring if the victim can breathe now;(C) inquiring if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim, and if an object is obstructing the breathing of the victim providing an instruction on clearing the object and testing again if the victim can breathe now;(D) instructing that if said discovered object is cleared and still the victim cannot breathe, to maintain the victim's airway; and(E) giving remote emergency medical counsel by providing instructions for performing the Heimlich maneuver.