Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

National EMS Education Standard Competencies. ... Pulmonary emboli often begin in the large veins of the leg where clots can form and migrate into the pulmonary circulation. i. Patients with thrombophlebitis have a high risk for pumonary embolism. ... Feel the chest for vibrations as the patient breathes. Check for edema of the ankles and lower ... ................
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