A patient with lupus may call EMS for different situations. The reasons for the call may vary a lot because lupus can affect any body system. Most call we be for a patient that reports of having chest pain and shortness of breath. When listening to lung sounds there might be a decrease, sometime there might be crackles. Individuals may also have a series of seizure or strokes because blood might not be getting to the brain. They would also not want to move because there whole body might hurt. The EMS provider in this case would have to administer oxygen to the patient via 15L/min through nonrebreather. If the patient can’t maintain their own airway a bag valve mask (BVM) may be used. The EMS provider may use a nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal
