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2008 EMS FIELD MANUAL

effective 12/01/07
updated 12/14/07

View individual policies from the 2008 EMS Field Manual Alphabetical | Alphabetical by Section

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2008 Field Manual Clarifications:

Adult Medication List - Epi 1:10.000 for anaphylaxis - Page 32
Revised amiodarone drip chart (ROSC) - Page 39
Pediatric MS Dose Chart - add to page 54

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Table of Contents

Ambulance Diversion Criteria

Approved Abbreviations

Certification / Recertification / Accreditation checklist

Drip charts (dopamine/amiodarone)

Hospital Phone Numbers and services

Summary of Changes 2008

EMS Staff Phone Number/e-mail addresses (printable)

ALPHABETICAL BY SECTION

General Adult Pediatric Operational Procedures WMD/Bioterrorism

SECTION 1 - GENERAL POLICIES: Up

An Overview of Patient Care Protocol

Assault / Abuse (child, elder, domestic, sexual)

Burn Patient Care

Burn Patient Criteria

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Crush Injury Syndrome

Extremity Injury

Hyperthermia / Heat Illness

Hypothermia

Infection Control

OB / GYN Emergencies

Scope of Practice - Local Optional

Smoke inhalation

Transport Guidelines - General

Trauma Patient Care

Trauma Patient Criteria

SECTION 2 - ADULT POLICIES: Up

Airway Obstruction - Adult

Allergic Reaction / Anaphylactic Shock - Adult 12/14

Altered Level of Consciousness - Adult

Asystole - Adult

Bradycardia - Adult

Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) - Adult

Chest Pain - Adult

Dystonic Reaction - Adult

Medications (Authorized) - Adult

Pain Management - Adult

Poisoning / Ingestion / Overdose - Adult

Pulmonary Edema / CHF - Adult

Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) - Adult

Respiratory Distress - Adult (Asthma/Bronchospasm/COPD)

Return of Spontaneous Circulation - Adult 12/14

Routine Medical Care - Adult

Seizure - Adult

Shock: Hypovolemic / Cardiogenic - Adult

Submersion - Adult

Tachycardia - Adult (Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter/SVT/VT)

Ventricular Fibrillation / Ventricular Tachycardia - Adult

SECTION 3 - PEDIATRIC POLICIES: Up

Airway Obstruction - Pediatric

Allergic Reaction / Anaphylactic Shock - Pediatric

Altered Level of Consciousness - Pediatric

Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE) - Pediatric

Bradycardia - Pediatric

Medication Dose Chart - Pediatric

Neo-Natal Resuscitation

Pain Management - Pediatric 12/19
Pediatric MS Dose Chart
may be printed and added to page 54

Poisoning / Ingestion / Overdose - Pediatric

Pulseless Arrest Asystole/PEA - Pediatric

Pulseless Arrest V-fib/V-Tach - Pediatric

Respiratory Distress (Stridor) Upper Airway - Pediatric

Respiratory Distress (Wheezing) Lower Airway - Pediatric

Routine Medical Care - Pediatric

Seizure - Pediatric

Shock and Hypotension - Pediatric

Submersion - Pediatric

Tachycardia - Pediatric

SECTION 4 - OPERATIONAL POLICIES: Up

ALS Responder

BLS Responder

Crime Scene Management / Evidence Preservation

Death in the Field: Determination / DNR / Discontinuation / Donor card

Disaster Trailer Cache

EMS Aircraft Transport (helicopter)

Equipment and Supplies - ALS/BLS

Equipment and Supply Requirements/Inspection - ALS/BLS

Grief Support

Hazardous Material Incidents - EMS Response

Interfacility Transfers

Intravenous Lines and Devices, Ventilators and Other Patient Care Equipment

Medical Personnel on the Scene | MD on scene card | MD on scene card (print on business card stock)

Multicasualty Incidents - EMS Response

Paramedic Field Supervisors - Utilization of ALS Skills

Patient Care Report Form (PCR)

Police Assistance - Requests for

Psychiatric Evaluation (5150 transports)

Refusal of Care/Refusal of Service
Refusal of Care Form
Refusal of Service Log | page 2

Responding Units - Canceling/ Reducing Code

Restraints

Staffing - ALS and BLS Providers

SECTION 5 - PROCEDURES: Up

Advanced Airway Management (ETT and ETDLA)

Blood Glucose Testing

Consent and Refusal Guidelines

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

EKG - 12-Lead

Intranasal Medications

Intraosseous Infusion - Adult | Pediatric

Nitroglycerin Spray - Administration of

Percutaneous Transtracheal Jet Ventilation

Pleural Decompression

Pulse Oximetry

Reporting Format

Sedation

Spinal Immobilization | Spinal Injury Assessment

Stoma and Tracheostomy Care

Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP)

Transfer of Care

Valsalva Maneuver

SECTION 6 - BIOTERRORISM/WMD Up

Biological Attack

Chemical Attack

ChemPack Deployment

Cyanide Poisoning

Dirty-Bomb Attack

Nerve Agent Autoinjector Administration

Nerve Agent Treatment

Suspicious Powders

 

ALPHABETICAL Up

Advanced Airway Management (ETT and ETDLA)

Airway Obstruction - Adult

Airway Obstruction - Pediatric

Allergic Reaction / Anaphylactic Shock - Adult 12/14

Allergic Reaction / Anaphylactic Shock - Pediatric

ALS Responder

Altered Level of Consciousness - Adult

Altered Level of Consciousness - Pediatric

An Overview of Patient Care Protocols

Apparent Life-Threatening Event (ALTE) - Pediatric

Assault / Abuse (child, elder, domestic, sexual)

Asystole - Adult

Blood Glucose Testing

BLS Responder

Biological Attack

Bradycardia - Adult

Bradycardia - Pediatric

Burn Patient Care

Burn Patient Criteria

CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) - Adult

Chemical Attack

ChemPack Deployment

Chest Pain - Adult

Consent and Refusal Guidelines

Continuous Positive Airway Pressue (CPAP)

Crime Scene Management/Evidence Preservation

Crush Injury Syndrome

Cyanide Poisoning

Death in the Field: Determination / DNR / Discontinuation / Donor Card

Dirty-Bomb Attack

Disaster Trailer Cache

Dystonic Reaction - Adult

EKG - 12-Lead

EMS Aircraft Transport (helicopter)

Equipment and Supplies - ALS/BLS

Equipment and Supply Requirements/Inspection - ALS/BLS

Extremity Injury

Grief Support

Hazardous Material Incidents - EMS Response

Hyperthermia / Heat Illness

Hypothermia

Interfacility Transfers

Intranasal Medications

Intraosseous Infusion Adult | Pediatric

Intravenous Lines and Devices, Ventilators and Other Patient Care Equipment

Medical Personnel on Scene | MD on scene card | MD on scene card (print on business card stock)

Medications (Authorized) - Adult

Medication Dose Chart - Pediatric

Multicasualty Incidents - EMS Response

Neo-Natal Resuscitation

Nerve Agent Treatment

Nreve Agent Autoinjector Administration

Nitroglycerin Spray - Administration of

OB / GYN Emergencies

Pain Management - Adult

Pain Management - Pediatric
Pediatric MS Dose Chart may be printed and added to page 54

Paramedic Field Supervisors - Utilization of ALS Skills

Patient Care Report Form (PCR)

Percutaneous Transtracheal Jet Ventilation

Pleural Decompression

Poisoning / Ingestion / Overdose - Adult

Poisoning / Ingestion / Overdose - Pediatric

Police Assistance - Requests for

Psychiatric Evaluation (5150 transports)

Pulmonary Edema / CHF - Adult

Pulse Oximetry

Pulseless Arrest Asystole/PEA - Pediatric

Pulseless Arrest V-fib/V-Tach - Pediatric

Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) - Adult

Refusal of Care/Refusal of Service
Refusal of Care Form
Refusal of Service Log | page 2

Reporting Format

Respiratory Distress - Adult (Asthma/Bronchospasm/COPD)

Respiratory Distress (Stridor) Upper Airway - Pediatric

Respiratory Distress (Wheezing)Lower Airway - Pediatric

Responding Units - Canceling/ Reducing Code

Restraints

Return of Spontaneous Circulation - Adult 12/14

Routine Medical Care - Adult

Routine Medical Care - Pediatric

Scope of Practice - Local Optional

Sedation

Seizure - Adult

Seizure - Pediatric

Shock: Hypovolemic / Cardiogenic - Adult

Shock and Hypotension - Pediatric

Smoke inhalation

Spinal Immobilization | Spinal Injury Assessment

Staffing - ALS and BLS Providers

Stoma and Tracheostomy Care

Submersion - Adult

Submersion - Pediatric

Suspicious Powders

Tachycardia - Adult (Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter/SVT/VT)

Tachycardia - Pediatric

Transcutaneous Pacing (TCP)

Transfer of Care

Transport Guidelines - General

Trauma Patient Care

Trauma Patient Criteria

Valsalva Maneuver

Ventricular Fibrillation / Ventricular Tachycardia - Adult

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