Prehospital Protocols

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Protocols for the El Dorado County prehospital care system are issued by the County of El Dorado Emergency Medical Services Agency with approval by the EMS Agency Medical Director and are designed for use within El Dorado County. Any part of this web page may be reproduced and distributed as long as no changes to the content of the protocols are made.

Preface(PDF, 27KB)

Cardiac

• Bradycardia(PDF, 125KB)
• Chest Pain(PDF, 163KB)
• CHF/Pulmonary Edema(PDF, 104KB)
• Narrow-Complex Tachycardia(PDF, 166KB)
• Pulseless Arrest(PDF, 238KB)
• ROSC(PDF, 132KB)
• Wide-Complex Tachycardia(PDF, 136KB)

General

• Pain Management(PDF, 317KB)
• Shock(PDF, 155KB)

Medical

• Airway Obstruction(PDF, 154KB)
• Allergic Reaction(PDF, 201KB)
• Altered Level of Consciousness (ALOC)(PDF, 206KB)
• Bronchospasm COPD(PDF, 274KB)
• Cold Exposures(PDF, 175KB)
• Drowning Event(PDF, 173KB)
• Dystonic Reaction(PDF, 120KB)
• Glycemic Emergencies(PDF, 238KB)
• Heat Illness(PDF, 191KB)
• Nausea(PDF, 215KB)
• Poisoning/Overdose(PDF, 110KB)
• Seizures(PDF, 217KB)
• Sepsis(PDF, 172KB)
• Severely Agitated Patient(PDF, 166KB)
• Bites Stings Envenomations(PDF, 167KB)
• Stroke(PDF, 223KB)

Trauma

• Burns(PDF, 370KB)
• Crush Syndrome- Suspension Injuries(PDF, 224KB)
• General Trauma(PDF, 165KB)
• Head Trauma(PDF, 178KB)
• Hemorrhage Control(PDF, 174KB)

OB/GYN Pediatric

• Brief Resolved Unexplained Event(PDF, 181KB)
• Childbirth(PDF, 224KB)
• Neonatal Resuscitation(PDF, 279KB)