Jackson County EMS Standing Orders 2024

Sep 23, 2026

Jackson County EMS Standing Orders 2024 provides authorization structure, administrative rules, and operating protocols governing EMS supervising physician oversight, standard of care, scope and level of care, scene authority, medical control, triage, transport destinations, evaluate/treat/refusal guidance, documentation, equipment and supplies requirements, and review and revision procedures. The document also addresses protocols for inter-hospital transfer, helicopter transport, radio frequencies, controlled substances, exposure and A.R.M.S. activation, diversion, Spanish phrases, pediatric vital signs, and approved abbreviations. It further includes patient care protocols covering emergency assessment and treatment topics.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages339

Reading Time14 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

Table of Contents

Authorization

Acknowledgments

Summary of Changes

Administrative Rules and Operations Protocols

Patient Care Protocols

JACKSON COUNTY EMS STANDING ORDERS 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHORIZATION ................................................................................................................... 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................ 9 SUMMARY OF CHANGES ...................................................................................................... 10 ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND OPERATIONS PROTOCOLS ...................................................... 12 A. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN / MEDICAL DIRECTOR .........................13 B. STANDARD OF CARE FOR EMS PROVIDERS................................................................................14 C. SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND LEVEL OF CARE ..................................................................................15 D. SCENE AUTHORITY ...................................................................................................................17 E. MEDICAL CONTROL ..................................................................................................................22 F. TRIAGE AND TRANSPORT DESTINATION ....................................................................................24 G. EVALUATE, TREAT, REFUSAL.....................................................................................................26 H. DOCUMENTATION AND MEDICAL RECORD REQUIREMENTS......................................................31 I. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES .......................................................................................................34 J. USE OF EXPIRED SUPPLIES .........................................................................................................35 K. EQUIPMENT LIST FOR NON-TRANSPORTING EMS......................................................................36 L. TIME ON SCENE ........................................................................................................................38 M. AMBULANCE RESPONSE ..........................................................................................................39 N. CONTINUOUS QUALITY MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................40 O. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND CONFERENCE STANDARDS .......................................................41 P. STANDING ORDER REVIEW AND REVISION ................................................................................42 Q. INTER-HOSPITAL TRANSFER PROTOCOL....................................................................................43 R. USE OF HELICOPTER FOR PATIENT TRANSPORT .........................................................................44 S. JACKSON COUNTY EMS RADIO FREQUENCIES ............................................................................46 T. DEA CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES POLICY ....................................................................................48 U. EXPOSURE POLICY ...................................................................................................................50 V. A.R.M.S. ACTIVATION...............................................................................................................51 W. DIVERSION .............................................................................................................................52 X. SPANISH PHRASES....................................................................................................................54 Y. PEDIATRIC VITAL SIGNS ............................................................................................................55 Z. APPROVED ABBREVIATIONS .....................................................................................................56 PATIENT CARE PROTOCOLS .....................................................................................

FAQs

What does the Administrative Rules and Operations Protocols section cover?

It covers supervising physician/medical director responsibilities, standard of care, scope and level of care, scene authority, medical control, triage and destination, evaluate/treat/refusal guidance, documentation requirements, equipment and supplies, and operational timing and response standards.

Which topics are included under Patient Care Protocols?

It includes clinical protocols such as abdominal pain and trauma, abuse and neglect, adrenal insufficiency, altered level of consciousness, anaphylaxis, burns, cardiac chest pain, ST elevation MI, cardiac dysrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation/pulseless VT, and asystole/PEA.

How does the document handle EMS medications and special policies?

It includes a DEA controlled substances policy, an exposure policy, and related operational guidance such as A.R.M.S. activation and diversion procedures.

Sep 23, 2026

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