Airway
These basic adjuncts can be placed by all levels, including EMR
What is Oropharyngeal airway and/or Nasopharyngeal airway
This medication, given for anaphylaxis, can now be given by EMT B's via IM injection provided they have been trained
What is IM Epinephrine (1:1000)
This type of defibrillator can be applied by all levels
what is an AED
This type of splint can be applied by basic EMTs on up and is only used for midshaft femur fx
What is a traction splint
Listed for all levels, this basic skill is the most important portion of cardiac arrest care and is taught to lay persons of all ages.
What is CPR
This type of airway can be placed by paramedics and by EMT Advanced if the pt is apneic / pulseless
What are endotracheal tubes
This medication, used to stabilize respiratory drive during an opiate overdose, can be given by all levels
What is Narcan / Naloxone
A treatment for symptomatic bradycardia that only a paramedic can perform
What is transcutaneous pacing
This skill, performed by Basics on up, is often left to athletic trainers and not completed if the airway is intact
What is helmet removal
This "BVM add on" listed only for paramedics reduces pulmonary trauma caused by ventilation by adding pressure in the lungs above atmospheric pressure on the exhalation cycle
This "stomach pump" device can only be placed by paramedics
What is an NG / OG tube
This concentration and route of epinephrine can only be given by paramedics
What is 1:10,000 IV/IO
This "targeted" type of defibrilation is performed only by paramedics on pts with pulse
What is synchronized cardioversion
This procedure, performed by Advanced EMTs and Paramedics, allows air to escape from the chest causing a collapsed lung to reinflate
what is Needle decompression of the chest
This "ET tube alternative" is allowed for Basics when the pt is pulseless, for Advanced when Apneic, and for Medics when indicated by condition
What is an Extraglottic or Supraglottic airway
This type of suction can be performed by EMTs and Paramedics, Not EMRs
What is ET / Trach tube deep suction
Zofran may be given by Advanced EMTs provided it is given via this route
What is oral
The potion of obtaining an EKG that only a Paramedic may perform
What is monitor strip interpretation
This treatment for junctional life threating bleeding can be performed by all levels
What is wound packing
This device, used by only paramedics for eye irrigation, is basically a contact lens with tube attached
What is a Morgan lens
Similar to CPAP, but only able to be administered by Paramedics
What is BiPap
Injectable lidocaine may only be given by Advanced EMTs for this reason
What is IO pain control
This term replaced "12 lead EKG" when new technology was added to heart monitors
What is "diagnostic EKG"
This general term refers to general wound care and is listed for all levels
What is Soft tissue management
This skill is allowed for Basics on up and requires a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waiver
What is blood Glucose Monitoring