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local EMT scope of practice |
skills, procedures, and administration of meds approved for EMTs by LA County EMS Agency Med Director |
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California EMT scope of practice |
skills, procedures, and administration of drugs by California regulation |
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EMT requirements to function in the Los Angeles County EMT scope of practice |
Currently working as an EMT in LA County, triained and tested in the knowledge and performance of procedures and skills included in the local scope of practice |
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how does the local scope of practice increase an EMTs basic scope of practice |
assisting patients with prescribed meds, transport patients with various tubes and indwelling cascular access lines, transport patients with certain med additives in IV, transporting patients with medication pumps |
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meds that can be carried on BLS units and admistered by EMTs without prescription |
oral glucose and O2 |
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emergency meds encountered by EMTs that can be assisted with and the administration limits |
oral glucose, nitroglycerin tablets or pills- 3 doses, epinephrin- one dose, bronchodialator- 2 doses |
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IVs that EMTs can monitor and/or maintain |
glucose solution, normal saline, lactated ringers |
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IV additive/solutions that EMTs can transport at TKO rate |
follic acid, multivitamins, magnesium sulfate, thiamine
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IV additives/solutions that require infusion pumps during transport |
potassium chloride |
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infusion pump IVs that EMTs can transport |
any priscribed meds or any pain meds via patient controlled analgesia |
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precautions to use when transporting a patient who has had chemotherapy treatment |
pregnant or nursing moms should differ in care, more BSI, exposure requires immediate first aid treatment, soiled clothing should be disposed of properly |
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advanced airways that can be ventilated |
tracheostomy/ stoma tube, king LTS-D, endotracheal tube, combi tube |
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advanced airways EMTs can suction |
Tracheostomy and Stoma |
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transporting patients with foley catheters |
keep the bag below bladder, prevent any kinks in tubing, empty bag before transport
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transporting patients with nasogastric tube |
clamp/plug the tubing, correct any kinks |
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transporting patients with gastrostomy tubing |
clamp/plug tubing, secure tube from kinks
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EMTs may NOT transport |
chest tubes |
