[CSEMSmail] EZ-IO Protocol Modifications

[Matt Lawler, CSEMS Council]

IMPORTANT: PROTOCOL MODIFICATIONS & ADDITIONS

 

Date:    March 16, 2007

To:       Regional Agencies

From:    Matt Lawler, Assistant Director 

Re:       EZ-IO Protocol Modifications

 

The Medical Control Review Committee moved to include the Shock Trauma and
EMT-Enhanced levels as authorized levels to use the EZ-IOR Product System.
This modification resulted in the following modifications to the protocols.

 

Vidacare, the manufacturer of the EZ-IO, recently received FDA clearance for
distal tibia access.  As a result, Procedure 5.14, INTRAOSSEOUS INSERTION,
EZ-IO, was modified to include insertion site identification for the distal
tibia sites.

 

 


Protocol

Page

Location

Modification


14

Protocol 2.1: Cardiac Arrest (AED) - Adult

The footnote "Intraosseous access may not be performed by EMT-Enhanced
providers" was deleted.


25

Protocol 2.1: Cardiac Arrest (AED) - Adult

The footnote "Intraosseous access may not be performed by EMT-Enhanced
providers" was deleted.


57

Protocol 4.13: Obstetrics - Newborn / Neonatal Resuscitation

The footnote "Intraosseous access may not be performed by EMT-Enhanced
providers" was deleted.


104

Procedure 5.14: Intraosseous Insertion, EZ-IO

Shock Trauma Technician and EMT-Enhanced were added as permitted users of
the EZ-IO.


106

Procedure 5.14: Intraosseous Insertion, EZ-IO

Adult distal tibial insertion and pediatric distal tibial insertion site
descriptions were added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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