§ 23-17.6-4 - Technicians – Services authorized to render. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-17.6-4

   § 23-17.6-4  Technicians – Servicesauthorized to render. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, advanced emergency medicaltechnicians may do any of the following:

   (1) Render rescue, first aid, and resuscitation services.

   (2) During training at the hospital and while caring forpatients in the hospital, administer parenteral medications under the directsupervision of a physician or registered nurse.

   (3) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation,and cardioversions.

   (4) Where communication is monitored by a physician (or amobile intensive care unit nurse where authorized by a physician) and directcommunication is maintained, may, upon order of the physician or the nurse, doany of the following:

   (i) Administer intravenous saline or glucose solutions.

   (ii) Perform gastric suction by intubation.

   (iii) Administer parenteral injections of any of thefollowing classes of drugs:

   (A) Antiarrhythmic agents.

   (B) Vagolytic agents.

   (C) Chronotropic agents.

   (D) Analgesic agents.

   (E) Alkanizing agents.

   (F) Vasopressor agents.

   (iv) Perform any other procedures that may be authorized bythe ambulance service coordinating board and for which the technician istrained.

   (5) In the event that communications with the hospital cannotbe established or maintained, perform those procedures that may be authorizedby written orders appropriate to the condition of the patient and previouslyapproved by the ambulance service coordinating board.