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Glucometer
Training Module
In accordance
with the NY SEMAC and the NYS DOH BEMS Policy 09-13 the
Nassau REMAC is authorizing all EMS agencies in Nassau
to perform blood glucometry. ALL Nassau EMS
agencies must register for a Limited
Clinical Laboratory License without delay, applications
can be obtained at
http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/clep/Administrative/ChangeForms.htm
. Agency Medical Directors are required to submit
a letter to the Nassau REMAC indicating that they
understand their role in the Clinical Laboratory
requirements and Quality Assurance process.
Agencies must download this training module and provide
the training to all members and must maintain
documentation of the training, with rosters of those
trained.
Click here to download the
training module
Equipment
Requirements
As a reminder, the
Nassau REMAC requires that ambulance must have the
following equipment on board:
BLS - Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)
Pulse-oximeter
ALS - Glucometer (Special Note: this item requires
a limited lab license, any agency that has not filed for
this license must do so without delay in order to insure
that you will be able to place the Glucometer in service
by January 1st.)
NEW State
Equipment Requirement
Effective May 1, 2010
all in-service ambulances must have an AED (or manual
defibrillator for ALS) and a supply of EpiPens.
NYS DOH BEMS Policy 10-01
IMPORTANT - all
agencies (BLS & ALS) must have a collaborative
agreement, with a physician, on file with the Nassau
REMSCo & NYS BEMS.
NYS DOH BEMS Policy 00-01
The State
DOH will be issuing SEMAC Advisory 08-01 “Confirmation
of ETT Required Capnography” on January 2, 2009. The
implementation date is June 1, 2009. The Advisory fully
explains the requirements; it can be viewed and /or
downloaded by clicking this link:
SEMAC_Advisory_08-01_Confirmation_of_ETT
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