048.0023.17.3

Ch. 17, § 3. Authorized Acts or Scope of Practice for an EMR

Last amended: 2020Length: 111 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Emergency Medical Services - General Rules, Ch. 17, § 3

(a) An EMR may: (i) Administer up to 324 milligrams of aspirin orally to patients complaining of chest pain; (ii) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway; (iii) Utilize a mechanical device approved by the Division for the provision of CPR; (iv) Utilize an electronic device for the measurement of vital signs; (v) Provide immobilization of the spinal column through manual means and the use of appropriate equipment; (vi) Provide splinting of an extremity, including the use of traction splints for the femur; (vii) Administer epinephrine intramuscularly via an auto-injection device in the treatment of an allergic reaction or anaphylaxis; and (viii) Utilize a person's prescribed medication to treat or prevent an Addisonian Crisis.
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