Appendix 2 (Continued): Listing of Conditions and Components

6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL DISORDERS

 

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

6.1 Bites and Envenomation (See 18.1)

 

Arthropods

 

X

X

   

Insects

 

 

X

   

Spiders

 

X

X

 

Mammals

 

   
    Human  

X

X

    Rabies  
X
X
 

Marine organisms (See 17.1)

X

X

X

 

Snakes

X

X

X

6.2 Dysbarism

 

Air embolism

X

X

 

 

Barotrauma

X

X

X

 

Decompression syndrome

X

X

 

6.3 Electrical Injury (See 18.1)

X

X

X

 

Lightning

X

X

 

6.4 High-Altitude Illness

 

Acute mountain sickness

 

X

X

 

Barotrauma of ascent

 

X

X

 

High-altitude cerebral edema

X

X

 

 

High-altitude pulmonary edema

X

X

 

6.5 Submersion Incidents

 

 

 

 

Cold water immersion

X

X

 

 

Near drowning

X

X

 

6.6 Temperature-Related Illness

 

Heat

 

 

 

   

Heat exhaustion

 

X

X

   

Heat stroke

X

X

 

   

Heat Cramps

 

 

X

 

Cold

 

 

 

   

Frostbite

 

X

X

   

Hypothermia

X

X

 

 

7.0 HEAD , EAR, EYE, NOSE, THROAT DISORDERS

 

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

7.1 Ear

 

Foreign body

 

X

X

   

Impacted cerumen

 

 

X

 

Labyrinthitis

 

 

X

 

Meniere's disease

 

 

X

 

Otitis externa

 

 

X

 

Otitis media

 

 

X

 

Perforated tympanic membrane

 

 

X

7.2 Eye

 

External eye

 

 

 

   

Burn confined to eye and adnexa

 

X

 

   

Conjunctivitis

 

 

X

   

Corneal abrasions

 

X

X

   

Foreign body

 

X

X

   

Inflammation of the eyelids

 

 

X

     

Chalazion

 

 

X

     

Hordeolum

 

 

X

 

Anterior pole

 

 

 

   

Glaucoma

 

X

X

   

Hyphema

 

X

X

   

Iritis

 

X

X

 

Posterior pole

 

 

 

   

Papilledema

X

X

 

   

Retinal detachments and defects

 

X

 

 

Orbit

 

 

 

   

Cellulitis

 

X

 

7.4 Nose

 

Epistaxis

X

X

X

 

Foreign body

 

X

X

 

Rhinitis

 

 

X

 

Sinusitis

 

 

X

7.5 Oropharynx/Throat

 

Dentalgia - Live

 

 

X

  Dental abscess    
X
 

Diseases of the oral soft tissue

 

 

 

   

Ludwig's angina

X

X

 

 

Foreign body

X

X

 

 

Larynx/Trachea

 

 

 

   

Epiglottitis

X

X

 

   

Laryngitis

 

 

X

   

Tracheitis

 

X

X

 

Oral candidiasis (See 2.2, 4.4)

 

 

X

 

Peritonsillar abscess

 

X

 

 

Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis

 

 

X

 

Temporomandibular joint disorders

 

 

X

 

8.0 HEMATOLOGIC DISORDERS

 

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

8.1 Blood Transfusion

 

Complications

X

X

 

8.2 Hemostatic Disorders

 

Coagulation defects

X

X

X

   

Acquired

X

X

X

   

Hemophilias

X

X

X

 

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

X

 

 

 

Platelet disorders

X

X

X

   

Thrombocytopenia

 

X

X

8.3 Lymphomas

X

X

8.4 Red Blood Cell Disorders

 

Anemias

 

 

 

   

Aplastic

X

X

 

   

Hemoglobinopathies

 

X

X

     

Sickle cell disease

 

X

X

   

Hemolytic

 

X

 

   

Hypochromic

 

 

 

     

Iron deficiency

 

X

X

   

Megaloblastic

 

X

X

 

Polycythemia

 

X

X

 

Methemoglobinemia

X

X

 

8.5 White Blood Cell Disorders - Live

 

X

X

    Neutropenia      
   

Leukemia

 

X

X

   

Multiple myeloma

 

X

X

   

Pancytopenia

X

X

X

 

9.0 IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDERS

 

     

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

9.1 Collagen Vascular Disease

 

Raynaud's disease

 

 

X

 

Rheumatoid arthritis

 

X

X

 

Systemic lupus erythematosus

 

X

X

9.2 HIV and Manifestations

X

X

X

9.3 Hypersensitivity

 

 

 

 

Allergic reaction

 

X

X

 

Anaphylaxis

X

 

 

 

Angioedema

X

X

 

 

Drug allergies

X

X

X

9.4 Transplant-Related Problems

X

X

X

 

Immunosuppression

 

X

X

 

Rejection

X

X

 

 

10.0 SYSTEMIC INFECTIOUS DISORDERS

     

 

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

10.1 Bacterial

 

Bacterial food poisoning

 

X

X

   

Botulism

X

X

 

 

Chlamydia

 

X

X

 

Gonococcal infections

 

X

X

 

Meningococcemia

X

X

 

 

Mycobacterial infections

 

X

X

   

Tuberculosis

 

X

X

 

Other bacterial diseases

X

X

 

   

Gas gangrene (See 11.6)

X

X

 

 

Sepsis/Bacteremia

X

X

 

   

Shock

X

 

 

   

Toxic shock syndrome

X

X

 

 

Spirochetes

 

 

 

   

Syphilis

 

X

X

 

Tetanus

X

X

 

10.2 Biologic Weapons

X

X

 

 

Awareness level of current agents for all EMS personnel

 

X

 

10.3 Fungal Infections

 

X

X

10.4 Protozoan – Parasites

 

 

 

 

Malaria

 

X

 

 

giardiasis

 

 

X

10.5 Tick-Borne

 

Ehrlichiosis

 

X

 

 

Lyme disease

 

X

 

 

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

 

X

 

10.6 Viral

 

Infectious mononucleosis

 

X

X

 

Influenza/Parainfluenza

 

X

X

 

Hantavirus

X

X

 

 

Herpes simplex

 

X

X

 

Herpes zoster/Varicella

 

X

X

 

Rabies

X

 

 

 

Roseola

 

 

X

 

Rubella

 

 

X

 

Smallpox

 

X

X

 

11.0 MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (NONTRAUMATIC)

     

 

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

11.1 Bony Abnormalities

 

Osteomyelitis

 

X

 

 

Tumors

 

X

X

11.2 Disorders of the Spine

 

Disc disorders

 

X

X

 

Low back pain

 

 

 

   

Cauda equina syndrome (See 18.1)

 

X

 

   

Sprains/Strains

 

 

X

11.3 Joint Abnormalities

 

Arthritis

 

 

 

   

Septic

 

X

 

   

Gout

 

X

 

   

Rheumatoid (See 9.1)

 

 

X

   

Osteoarthrosis

 

 

X

 

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

 

X

 

11.4 Muscle Abnormalities

 

Myalgia/Myositis

 

 

X

 

Rhabdomyolysis

X

X

 

11.5 Overuse Syndromes

 

Bursitis

 

 

X

 

Muscle strains

 

 

X

 

Peripheral nerve syndrome

 

 

X

   

Carpal tunnel syndrome

 

 

X

 

Tendonitis

 

 

X

11.6 Soft Tissue Infections

 

Fasciitis

 

X

 

 

Gangrene

X

X

 

 

Paronychia

 

X

X

 

Flexor tenosynovitis of the hand

 

X

X

 

12.0 NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS

     

 

Critical

Emergent

Lower Acuity

12.1 Cranial Nerve Disorders

 

 

X

 

Bell's palsy

 

 

X

 

Trigeminal neuralgia

 

 

X

12.2 Demyelinating Disorders

X

X

 

 

Multiple sclerosis

 

X

 

12.3 Headache

X

X

X

 

Muscle contraction

 

 

X

 

Vascular

 

X

X

12.4 Hydrocephalus

 

X

X

 

Normal pressure

 

X

X

 

VP shunt

 

X

 

12.5 Infections/Inflammatory Disorders

 

Encephalitis

X

X

 

 

Meningitis

 

 

 

   

Bacterial

X

X

 

   

Viral

 

X

X

12.6 Movement Disorders

 

X

X

 

Dystonic reaction

 

X

X

12.7 Neuromuscular Disorders

 

Guillain-Barré syndrome

X

X

 

 

Myasthenia gravis

X

X

 

 

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

 

 

X

 

Muscular dystrophy

 

 

X

12.8 Other Conditions of the Brain

 

Dementia

 

 

X

 

Parkinson's disease

 

 

X

12.9 Seizure Disorders

X

X

X

 

Febrile

 

X

X

 

Neonatal

 

X

 

 

Status epilepticus

X

 

 

 

Generalized, focal

 

X

X

12.10 Spinal Cord Compression

X

X

 

12.11 Stroke

 

Hemorrhagic

 

 

 

   

Intracerebral

X

X

 

   

Subarachnoid

X

X

 

 

Ischemic

X

X

 

12.12 Transient Cerebral Ischemia

 

X

X

12.13 Tumors

 

X

X