Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0023 - Emergency Medical Services - General
Chapter 17 - SCOPES OF PRACTICE
Section 17-7 - Authorized Acts or Scope of Practice for a Paramedic
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 17-7
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) A Paramedic may:
(i) Perform the authorized acts of an
IEMT;
(ii) Perform urethral
catheterization;
(iii) Perform
rapid sequence intubation (RSI) with the administration of paralyzing agents if
the EMS agency with which the Paramedic is affiliated has received prior
written approval to implement an RSI protocol from the Division. To receive
approval RSI protocols must:
(A) Emphasize
that less invasive airway and ventilation support as preferable to
RSI;
(B) Comport with generally
accepted standards of practice in the performance of RSI;
(C) Specify which pharmaceutical agents are
to be used;
(D) Mandate the
continuous use of end tidal carbon dioxide monitoring for intubated patients;
and
(E) Address circumstances for
the performance of surgical airways or percutaneous devices that allow for
adequate respiration.
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