ADVANCED EMT-AAn advanced emergency medical technician-ambulance or "ADV EMT-A" is a certified person specially trained beyond the "EMT-A" level. An "ADV EMT-A" can perform all functions an "EMT-A" can perform. In addition, he or she may, in conjunction with a cooperating licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or a physician advisory board, establish and maintain an intravenous lifeline using an infusion of saline, Ringer's lactate, or five percent dextrose and distilled water, or an infusion that has been approved by the cooperating licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or physician advisory board.
An Advanced EMT-A who has been trained in an accredited program to do so may administer
injections of epinephrine to persons suffering life-threatening allergic reactions to insect
stings. ORC
§ 3303.08 (B) An Advanced EMT-A who has been trained to do so in an accredited program may engage in cardiac monitoring and defibrillation. ORC § 3303.08 (B) (See also: AIDS/AIDS -RELATED CONDITION; DISEASES, CONTAGIOUS OR INFECTIOUS; EMT; PARAMEDIC; and under State Medical Board Policy Positions: MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND EXTENDERS)ADVANCED EMT-A |
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