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:
COMMUNICATIONS
PATIENT CARE
Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection
Advanced Directives and POLST
Call Disposition
Consent & Refusal of Service
Conveyance of Patients
Crime Scene Response
Determination of Death / Withholding of Resuscitative Measures
EMS Staffing
Epinephrine Dilution For Shortage
Guidelines for Preventing Disease Transmission
Initiation of Patient Care
Large Gatherings & Special Events
Management of Multiple Patient Incidents
Medication Administration Cross Check (MACC)
Physician or Nurse on Scene
Reporting Abused or Neglected Patients
Restraints
Safe Transport of Children by EMS
School Incidents
Termination of Resuscitation
Use of Controlled Substances
TRANSPORTATION
Patient Transport – Private Ambulance Provider
Patient Transport – Chicago Fire Department
Pediatric Patient Transport
Trauma Patient Triage and Transport
Transport of Patients with Suspected Acute Stroke
Transport of Patients to a STEMI Center
Transport of Cardiac Arrest Patients
Obstetrical Patient Transport
Transport of Patients with a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
Transport of Veteran Patients to Veterans Affairs Medical Centers
Suspected COVID-19 Patient Triage and Transport
Transport of Patients with Suspected Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
Helicopter EMS Utilization (HEMS)
Critical Airway
Interhospital and Interfacility Transfer
Notification and Monitoring of Hospital Resource Limitation & Ambulance Bypass
Response to a System-Wide Crisis within the Chicago EMS System
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation Requirements
EMS System Inventory Inspection Policy
Confidentiality of Patient Records
EMS EDUCATION
EMS Competency Testing
EMS Continuing Education (CE) Requirements
EMS Lead Instructor
IDPH EMS Continuing Education Relincensure Recommendations
EMS PERSONNEL
Community Paramedic
EMS Mandatory Continuing Education
EMS Personnel Licensing Requirements
EMS Personnel Reinstatement
EMS Preceptor
EMS System Entry
EMS System Participation Suspension
EMS System Review Board
Impaired EMS Personnel
Inactive Status
Paramedic Field Internship Program
Prehospital Registered Nurse
Vaccine Administration
HOSPITAL
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
IDPH Waiver Provision
Request for Clarification (RFC)
Medical Device Reporting
Protocol for Resolving Regional or Inter-System Conflict
EMS System Quality Improvement & Assurance Program