About:
Introduction
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Guideline Development and Methodology
Clinical Governance
CliniCall Support Services
Ethics in Paramedicine
Table of Contents
Paramedic Credentials
A: General
A01: Clinical Approach
A02: Patient Assessment
A03: Clinical Handover & Communication
A04: Duty of Care
A05: Mass Casualty Incidents
A06: Documentation Standards
A07: Oxygen Administration
A08: Interfacility Transfers
A09: Refusal of Care
A10: Sexual Assault
A11: Care in High Threat Environments
A12: Safeguarding Vulnerable Patients
B: Airway
B01: Airway Management
B02: Airway Obstructions
B03: Asthma and Bronchospasm
B04: Croup and Epiglottitis
B05: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
B06: Pulmonary Embolism
C: Cardiac
C01: Acute Coronary Syndromes
C02: Bradycardia
C03: Narrow Complex Tachycardias
C04: Wide Complex Tachycardias
C05: Aortic Dissection
C06: Pulmonary Edema
D: Circulatory
D01: Shock
D02: Bleeding
D03: Vascular Access and Fluid Administration
E: Medical Emergencies
E01: Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia
E02: Adrenal Crisis
E03: Hyperkalemia
E04: Dialysis Emergencies
E05: Abdominal Pain
E06: Non-Traumatic Back Pain
E07: Nausea and Vomiting
E08: Pain Management
E09: Anaphylaxis
E10: Minor Allergy
F: Neurological Emergencies
F01: Altered Level of Consciousness
F02: Seizures
F03: Stroke
F04: Headache
G: Mental Health Emergencies
G01: Extreme Agitation and Excited Delirium
G02: Mental Health Conditions
H: Traumatic Injuries
H00: Trauma Triage Guidelines
H01: Principles of Major Trauma
H02: Crush Injuries
H03: Head Trauma
H04: Eye Injuries
H05: Spinal Cord and Neck Trauma
H06: Chest Trauma
H07: Abdominal Trauma
H08: Pelvic Trauma
H09: Extremity Trauma
H10: Burns
H11: Electrical Injuries
H12: Drowning
H13: Soft Tissue Injuries
I: Environmental Injuries
I01: Hypothermia
I02: Hyperthermia
I03: Diving & Scuba Injuries
J: Poisonings and Toxic Exposures
J01: Approach to Chemical or Toxic Exposures
J02: Carbon Monoxide
J03: Cyanide
J04: Hydrogen Sulfide
J05: Organophosphates and Carbamates
J06: Radionuclear Incidents
J07: Beta Blocker Toxicity
J08: Tricyclic Antidepressant Toxicity
J09: Calcium Channel Blocker Toxicity
J10: Acetaminophen Toxicity
J11: Marijuana and Cannabis Products
J12: Opioids
K: Infectious Diseases
K01: Infectious Diseases (General)
K02: Sepsis
K03: Influenza-Like Illness (Covid-19)
L: Maternity and Childbirth
L01: Maternity: General
L02: Normal Labour and Delivery
L03: Eclampsia
L04: Preeclampsia
L05: Maternal Vaginal Bleeding (< 20 Weeks)
L06: Maternal Vaginal Bleeding (> 20 Weeks)
L07: Preterm Labour
L08: Complications of Delivery
L09: Postpartum Hemorrhage
L10: Pregnancy and Trauma
M: Pediatric and Neonatal Emergencies
Page for Age (Pediatric Dosages)
Normal Pediatric Vital Signs
M00: Pediatrics - General
M01: Pediatrics - Cardiac Emergencies
M02: Pediatrics - Circulatory Emergencies
M03: Pediatrics - Respiratory Emergencies
M04: Pediatrics - Neurological Emergencies
M05: Pediatrics - Trauma
M06: Pediatrics - Cardiac arrest
M07: Neonatal Seizures
M08: Neonatal Thermoregulation
M09: Neonatal Resuscitation
M10: Neonatal Respiratory
M11: Neonatal Cardiovascular
M12: Neonatal Neurological
M13: Neonatal Fluid and Glucose Management
N: Cardiac Arrest Management
N01: Peri-Arrest Management
N02: Adult Cardiac Arrest
N03: Return of Spontaneous Circulation
N04: Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
P: Palliative Care
P01: Palliative Care - General
P02: Palliative Care - Delirium
P03: Palliative Care - Pain
P04: Palliative Care - Dyspnea
P05: Palliative Care - Nausea
P06: Palliative Care - Secretions
P07: Palliative Care - End of Life
P08: Palliative Care - Medical Assistance in Dying
P09: Palliative Care - Medications Prepared for Deferred Subsequent Use
Palliative Opioid Conversion Resources
BCEHS Palliative/End-of-Life Care Standard Operating Guideline
Advanced Directives & MOST Forms
My Voice - Advance Care Planning Guide
R: Resuscitation Decision-Making
R01: Commencing and Withholding Resuscitation
R02: Discontinuing Resuscitation
R03: Recognition of Life Extinct
R04: Resuscitation Decision-Making
PR: Clinical Procedure Guide
PR01: Ambulating Patients
PR02: Pelvic Binders
PR03: Tourniquets
PR04: Wound Packing
PR05: Patient Decontamination
PR06: High Performance CPR
PR07: Nasopharyngeal Airway
PR08: Supraglottic Airway
PR09: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
PR10: Positive End Expiratory Pressure
PR11: Intranasal Medication Administration
PR12: Intraosseous Cannulation
PR13: External Jugular Cannulation
PR14: Orogastric Tube Placement
PR15: Tracheal Tube Introducer
PR16: 12-Lead ECGs
PR16: 12-Lead ECG Acquisition
Abnormal ECGs
STEMIs, Equivalents & Imposters
PR17: Procedural Sedation
PR18: Anesthesia Induction
PR19: Transcutaneous Pacing
PR20: Synchronized Cardioversion
PR21: Needle Thoracentesis
PR22: Surgical Airways
PR23: Awake Intubation
PR24: Subcutaneous Butterfly Placement
PR25: Pinel Restraints
PR26: Venipuncture - Ethical Decision Making
PR27: iGel Pharyngeal Suctioning
PR28: Modified Valsalva
PR29: Mechanical Ventilation
PR30: Out-of-Hospital Blood Administration
PR31: Mechanical CPR Devices
PR32: Vascular Compression Band
PR33: PCP 3-Lead Monitoring
CP: Community Paramedicine
CP 4.1: Home Visits
CP 4.2: Initial Assessment Screen
CP 4.3: Patient Home Safety Assessment
CP 4.4: Falls Risk Assessment
CP 4.5: Blood Pressure Monitoring
CP 4.6: Home Medication Self-Management
CP 4.7: Diabetic Follow-Up
CP 4.8: Heart Failure
CP 4.9: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CP 4.10: CPAP, BiPAP, Oxygen Therapy, and Oximetry
CP 4.11: Palliative Care
CP 4.12: Home Health Monitoring
CP 4.13: Community Paramedicine Telehealth
CP 4.14: Intravenous Initiation by Community Paramedics
CP 4.15: Influenza Vaccine Administration by Community Paramedics
CP 4.16: COVID-19 Vaccine Administration by Community Paramedics
COVID CP 100.1: Attending Community Events During COVID-19 Pandemic
Virtual Assessments
Virtual Influenza-Like-Illness Assessment
Virtual Cardiovascular Assessment
Virtual Respiratory Assessment
Virtual Diabetic Assessment
Virtual Palliative Assessment