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Field Procedures

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12 Lead ECG(PDF, 524KB)

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)(PDF, 69KB)

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)(PDF, 94KB)

ETCO2 Monitoring(PDF, 87KB)

Epinephrine Dilution (1:10,000 and 'Push Dose' 1:100,000)(PDF, 108KB)

Gastric Tube Insertion(PDF, 82KB)

Intranasal Medication Administration(PDF, 105KB)

Intraosseous Infusion IO(PDF, 213KB)

Nasotracheal Intubation - Effective Immediately no longer included in the California State Paramedic Scope of Practice Skills(PDF, 23KB) (posted March 2, 2020)(PDF, 23KB)

Needle Chest Decompression(PDF, 338KB)

Needle Cricothyroidotomy(PDF, 94KB)

Orotracheal Intubation(PDF, 113KB)

SCT Blood Transfusions(PDF, 91KB)

SCT Infusions(PDF, 98KB)

Stomal Intubation(PDF, 68KB)

Supraglottic Airway(PDF, 139KB)

Therapeutic Hypothermia(PDF, 70KB)

Tourniquet for Hemorrhage Control(PDF, 103KB)

Transcutaneous Pacing(PDF, 81KB)

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