Here in Region 1 of the Northern Illinois Emergency Medical System; Certification levels include. (First Responder), (Emergency Medical Technician-Basic), (Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate), (EMT-Paramedic). We are lucky enough to have System-wide Protocols. All EMS personnel operate under the direct supervision of a EMS Coodinator and Medical Director M.D.

I am a Paramedic Student with the Swedish American Hospital’s, EMS Office. In Rockford, Illinois. Paramedic’s in this region have the following included into their scope of practice.

Drugs:

Adenosine ( 6mg rapid IVP – 12mg for second and third dose ) (Narrow Complex Tachycardia)

Albuterol ( 2.5mg in 3ml )

Aspirin ( 4x 81mg tablets, 324mg ) (Chest Pain of Cardiac Origin)

Atropine ( 0.5mg noncode / 1mg code – max of 3mg ) (Symptomatic Bradycardia / Asystole, PEA )

Dextrose 25% ( Dilute D50 1:1 ) (Hypoglycemia Pediatric)

Dextrose 50% ( 25g in 50mL ) (Hypoglycemia)

Diazepam ( 5mg – max 10mg )

Diphenhydramine ( 25-50mg ) (Mild to Moderate Allergic Reaction)

Dopamine ( 5-20mg – intial dose at 10 IVPB ) (Hypotension)

Epinephrine 1:1000 ( 0.1 – 0.3mg) (Anaphylactic Shock)

Epinephrine 1:10000 ( 1mg IVP ) (Ventricular Fibrillation / Ventricular Tachycardia)

Furosemide ( 40-80mg slow push )

Glucagon ( 1mg – 1mL )

Glucose

Lidocaine Jelly

Lidocaine ( 1 – 1.5mg / kg — max of 3mg / kg )

Midazolam ( 2mg — max of 10mg )

Morphine Sulfate ( 2mg — max of 10mg )

Naloxone ( 2mg — max of 10mg )

Nitroglycerin Tablets ( 0.4mg tab ) (Chest Pain of Cardiac Origin / Pulmonary Edema)

Ondansetron

Sodium BiCarbonate ( 1mEq/kg )

Tetracaine ( 1-2 gtts per affected eye )

Interventions :