EMS Policies
These Region 11 Chicago EMS System Protocols, Policies, and Procedures for EMTs and Paramedics are prehospital medical guidelines for patient assessment, treatment, and transportation within the system. They provide a framework for all patient encounters and Online Medical Control should be consulted in situations where there is not clear direction from the written documents.
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Please click on links below to access individual EMS Policies:
GENERAL
Professional Ethical Standards and Behavioral Expectations
Participating Hospital Responsibilities
Region 11 (Chicago) EMS Organizational Structure
Resource and Associate Hospitals
COMMUNICATIONS
PATIENT CARE
Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection
Advanced Directives and POLST
ALS Upgrade of EMS Service
Call Disposition
Consent and Refusal of EMS Service
Controlled Substance Requirements
Conveyance of Patients
Determination of Death / Withholding of Resuscitative Measures
EMS Guidelines for Infection Control
EMS Staffing
Epinephrine Dilution For Shortage
Initiation of Patient Care
Interaction with an Independent Nurse/Physician on Scene
Interaction with Law Enforcement at a Crime Scene
Large Gatherings & Special Events
Management of Multiple Patient Incidents
Medication Administration Cross Check (MACC)
Notification of the Coroner/Medical Examiner
Region 11 Drug, Equipment and Supply (DES) List
Reporting Abused or Neglected Patients
Restraints
Safe Transport of Children by EMS
School Incidents
Termination of Resuscitation
Use of Latex Free Supplies
TRANSPORTATION
Cardiac Arrest Patient Destination
Critical Airway
Ebola Virus Disease – Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (EVD-VHF) Patient Destination
EMS Transport of Law Enforcement Dogs
EMS Transport of Service and Support Animals
Helicopter EMS (HEMS) Utilization
Hospital Diversion/Ambulance Bypass or Resource Limitation
Interfacility Transfer
Patient Destination
Pediatric Patient Destination
Perinatal (Obstetric/Neonatal) Patient Destination
Response to a System-Wide Crisis
Securing a Weapon Prior to Transport
STEMI Patient Destination
Stroke Patient Destination
Suspected COVID-19 Patient Triage and Transport
Systems of Care
Trauma Patient Destination
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Patient Destination
Veteran Patient Destination
DOCUMENTATION
Medical Records Documentation and Reporting
Patient Confidentiality and Release of of Information/Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
EMS EDUCATION
EMS Competency Testing
EMS Continuing Education (CE) Requirements
EMS Lead Instructor
IDPH EMS Continuing Education Relincensure Recommendations
EMS PERSONNEL
Ambulance Licensing Requirements
Community Paramedic
Emergency Medical Dispatcher (EMD)
EMS Mandatory Continuing Education
EMS Personnel Licensing Requirements
EMS Personnel Reinstatement
EMS Preceptor
EMS Provider Impairment and Substance Abuse
EMS Scope of Practice
EMS System Entry
EMS System Inventory Requirements
EMS System Participation Suspension
EMS System Review Board
EMT and Paramedic Reciprocity
Inactive Status
Occupational Exposure to an Infectious Disease
Paramedic Field Internship Program
Prehospital Registered Nurse (PHRN), Prehospital Physician Assistant (PHPA) and Prehospital Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (PHAPRN)
Primary and Secondary EMS System
Vaccine Administration
HOSPITAL
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
EMS System Quality Improvement/Quality Assurance (QI/QA) Plan
IDPH Waiver Provision
Medical Device Malfunction Reporting
Request for Clarification (RFC)/Complaint Investigation
Resolving Regional or System Conflict