Weak respiratory muscles may suddenly fatigue, producing precipitous respiratory collapse. Elective intubation is preferable to emergency intubation or respiratory arrest. The standard 20/30 rule (FVC less than 20 ml/kg or NIF less than 30 cmH20) are the best indicators of the need for ventilator support.
Imminent lawless action is a term used in the United States Supreme Court case Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) to define the limits of constitutionally protected speech. The decision overturned the decision of the earlier Schenck v. United States (1919), which had established clear and present danger as the constitutional limit for speech.
When such appeals do not incite lawless action, they must be regarded as protected speech.â988 While holding that, under Bradenburg, Eversâ speech did not constitute unprotected incitement of lawless action,989 the Court also cited Watts, thereby implying that Eversâ speech also did not constitute a âtrue threat.â990.