Regional Emergency Medical Advisory Committee of New York City Prehospital Basic Life Support Protocols Copyright January 1996 (8/96)

404 CHEST PAIN

• Monitor the airway.
• Administer oxygen.
• Do NOT permit physical activity.
• Request Advanced Life Support assistance if the pain appears to be of cardiovascular origin.
• Monitor breathing for adequacy.
• Place patient in a position of comfort.
• If chest pain is still present, assist the patient with self-administration of the patient's own previously prescribed Nitroglycerin, if available. One tablet may be taken provided that the patient's systolic pressure is at least 120 mm Hg.
• Do NOT delay transport.
• Transport.

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