Rule 4765-16-02 | Transitional EMT-intermediate update course.
[Comment: For dates and availability of material incorporated by reference in this chapter and Chapters 4765-01 to 4765-10 and 4765-12 to 4765-19 of the Administrative Code, see rule 4765-1-03 of the Administrative Code.]
(A) An EMT-intermediate who is not certified as having completed training in emergency pharmacology as outlined in paragraph (A) of rule 4765-16-01 of the Administrative Code must complete the 2002 transitional EMT-intermediate update curriculum, as outlined in this rule, prior to July 1, 2005, in order to renew a certificate to practice after that date.
(B) A 2002 transitional EMT-intermediate update course shall only be provided by an EMT-intermediate or EMT-paramedic accredited training program and shall be for forty hours according to the "Ohio EMT-Intermediate Curriculum and Transition Course" objectives approved by the board in all of the following subject areas:
(1) A portion that covers an understanding of the basic principles of pharmacology to include the following medications:
(a) Oxygen;
(b) Nitroglycerin;
(c) Dextrose fifty per-cent in water;
(d) Aspirin;
(e) Epinephrine;
(f) Diphenhydramine;
(g) Diazepam;
(h) Lorazepam;
(i) Naloxone;
(j) Bronchodilators;
(k) Glucagon;
(l) Nitrous oxide;
(m) Nalbuphine;
(n) Morphine sulfate;
(o) Ketorolac, meperidine, or other analgesics for pain relief;
(p) Any additional drug approved by the board.
(2) A portion that covers the procedures for accessing venous circulation and administration of medications;
(3) A portion that covers the procedures for establishing and maintaining a patient airway, and oxygenation and ventilation of the patient;
(4) A portion that covers the procedures for assessment and management of the trauma patient with a thoracoabdominal injury.
(C) Completion of the "Ohio EMT-Intermediate Curriculum and Transition Course" will count as forty hours of continuing education toward the required sixty hours of continuing education for an EMT-intermediate.
(D) An EMT-paramedic who has dropped back to the level of an EMT-intermediate within three years prior to the effective date of this rule is not required to complete the transitional EMT-intermediate update course outlined in this rule.
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