New Treatment Protocols

The Adult and Pediatric field treatment policies/procedures have been a “work in progress” for the past 1 ½ years. Many of the treatment policies/procedures have been updated to reflect medication changes (route and dosages). A couple of changes you will see on the treatment policies/procedures have to do with the route and administration of Narcan. Intranasal will be added as a route choice for administering Narcan.

Ondansetron Hydrochloride (Zofran) has been approved by the EMS Authority as a paramedic optional scope of practice. Zofran is used as an anti-emetic. The route and dosage was implemented into the train-the-trainer curriculum, which was held in February 2011, and will go into effect starting July 1, 2011.

Draft Field Treatment Policies/Procedures will not go into effect until July 1, 2011. The adult and pediatric draft policies are available on the MVEMSA web page under “2011 Field Treatment Approved Policies/Procedures.” The policies can be accessed by clicking on “policies” and following the links.