NEW MEXICO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - GUIDELINES - PROCEDURES - FIRST RESPONDER EMT-BASIC - EMT-INTERMEDIATE (EMT-I) - EMT-PARAMEDIC

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Updated September 20, 2022, these New Mexico Emergency Medical Services guidelines and procedures set out practical protocols for First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I), and EMT-Paramedic roles. The table of contents covers core airway interventions, suctioning methods, adjunct airway devices, and endotracheal or nasotracheal intubation. It also details ventilation and monitoring support such as capnography, cardiac monitoring and pacing, defibrillation, cardioversion, oxygen administration, medication routes, IV therapy, and structured patient assessment.

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ACUPRESSURE

AIRWAY MANAGEMENT

GENERAL GUIDELINES

OROPHARYNGEAL SUCTIONING

ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING

OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY

NASOPHARANGEAL AIRWAY

COMBITUBE®

LARYNGEAL and SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICES

KING AIRWAY

LMA®

INTUBATION – ENDOTRACHEAL (for patients 13 years of age and older)

INTUBATION-NASOTRACHEAL (for patients 13 years of age and older)

CRICO THYRO TOMY

AEROMEDICAL REQUEST

CAPNOGRAPHY

CAPNOMETRY

CARDIAC MONITORING

CARDIAC PACING-TRANSCUTANEOUS

CARDIOVERSION

CHEST TUBE MONITORING

COMMUNICATIONS-HOSPITAL

CPAP-CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE

DEFIBRILLATION-MANUAL

DEFIBRILLATION – SEMI-AUTOMATIC

ENDOTRACHEAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION

GASTRIC TUBES

HEMOSTATIC GAUZE

INJECTIONS

SQ & IM

AUTO-INJECTORS

INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION

INTRAOSSEOUS INFUSION

TIBIAL

HUMERAL

IV THERAPY

EXTREMITIES

EXTERNAL JUGULAR

NEBULIZED DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION

PATIENT ASSESSMENT

NEW MEXICO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES GUIDELINES PROCEDURES FIRST RESPONDER EMT-BASIC EMT-INTERMEDIATE (EMT-I) EMT-PARAMEDIC Updated September 20 , 2022 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents ACUPRESSURE......................................................................................................................................... 1 AIRWAY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 2 GENERAL GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................................ 2 OROPHARYNGEAL SUCTIONING ....................................................................................................... 3 ENDO TRACHEAL SUCTIONING .......................................................................................................... 4 OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY................................................................................................................ 6 NASOPHARANGEAL AIRWAY.............................................................................................................. 7 COMBITUBE® ........................................................................................................................................ 8 LARYNGEAL and SUPRAGLOTTIC AIRWAY DEVICES ................................................................... 10 KING AIRWAY ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 LMA® .............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 INTUBATION – ENDOTRACHEAL (for patients 13 years of age and older) ...................................... 14 INTUBATION-NASOTRACHEAL (for patients 13 years of age and older) ....................................... 16 CRICO THYRO TOMY ........................................................................................................................... 18 AEROMEDICAL REQUEST ..................................................................................................................... 20 CAPNOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................................... 22 CAPNOMETRY ......................................................................................................................................... 23 CARDIAC MONITORING ......................................................................................................................... 24 CARDIAC PACING-TRANSCUTANEOUS .............................................................................................. 26 CARDIOVERSION .................................................................................................................................... 27 CHEST TUBE MONITORING .................................................................................................................. 28 COMMUNICATIONS-HOSPITAL ........................................................................................................... 31 CPAP-CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE ...................................................................... 32 DEFIBRILLATION-MANUAL .................................................................................................................. 33 DEFIBRILLATION – SEMI-AUTOMATIC ................................................................................................. 34 ENDOTRACHEAL MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................ 35 GASTRIC TUBES ..................................................................................................................................... 36

FAQs

Who do these guidelines apply to in New Mexico EMS?

They cover First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate (EMT-I), and EMT-Paramedic roles.

What airway management topics are included?

The table of contents includes airway suctioning, oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways, Combitube®, supraglottic devices, King Airway, LMA®, and intubation methods.

Does the document address cardiac and respiratory support interventions?

Yes. It includes capnography/capnometry, cardiac monitoring and pacing, cardioversion, manual and semi-automatic defibrillation, and CPAP plus oxygen administration.

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