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The BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) Handbook is the official source for the BCEHS Clinical Practice Guidelines. It also contains operational content specifically for BCEHS crews, and serves as a resource for paramedic best practices. Questions or concerns about the Handbook and its contents can be sent to handbook@bcehs.ca.
Handbook Program Manager
Shauna Speers
Senior Clinical Practice Guideline Editor
Taylor Poirier
Clinical Practice Guideline Editor Emeritus
Mike Sugimoto
Manager, Patient Care Systems
Anshuman Joshi
Senior Business Analyst, Patient Care Systems
Uddipto Chakravorty
Manager, Application Development, Integration, and Architecture
Nathan Hollenbeck
Senior Application Developers
Jack Tian
Leo Fonesca
Content Managers
Michelle Haig
Tyler Keys
Heather Rose
Originally Developed By
Andrew Mills
The BCEHS Handbook, and the Clinical Practice Guidelines, would not be possible without an extensive cast of supportive individuals, both today and in the past. We recognize with gratitude the efforts of the dozens of individuals who helped guide and shape both the Handbook and the Clinical Practice Guidelines into what they are today. Please see our list of contributors and acknowledgements for more details.
These guidelines are specifically intended for the use of first responders, emergency medical responders, and paramedics in the delivery of out-of-hospital care under the auspices of BC Emergency Health Services. Paramedics and emergency medical responders shall practice within the scope of their license, to the extent directed by BC Emergency Health Services. Such direction may include (but is not limited to) restrictions due to availability of medical oversight, equipment, medications, or current consent agreements.
Individuals and agencies using these guidelines outside the oversight of BC Emergency Health Services acknowledge that the content of these guidelines is provided solely for educational or informational purposes, and does not constitute medical or treatment advice. These users are responsible for assessing the accuracy, reliability, and appropriateness of this information for their own purposes.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 9-1-1 or your local emergency services number. Do not rely on these guidelines, or this application, as a substitute for professional medical advice.
BC Emergency Health Services disclaims responsibility for any unauthorized use of these guidelines and shall not be liable for any damages arising from their inappropriate or unauthorized use.
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