What are the requirements for an EMS System, Agency, or Specialty Care Transport Program (SCTP) to implement Airway, Drug Assisted Intubation (Often referred to as RSI)?
Implementation or the continued implementation of Drug Assisted Intubation (formally known as Rapid Sequence Induction-RSI) requires an EMS System or Agency to fulfill the following requirements: • Waveform Capnography and Pulse Oximetry are required and must be used throughout the procedure. • Two EMT-Paramedics or higher-level providers must be present and participate in the airway management of the patient during the procedure. • The Airway-Drug Assisted Intubation Protocols must be used in its original 2009 NCCEP form • The Airway-Drug Assisted Intubation Procedure must be followed in its original 2009 NCCEP form • All Staff must be trained and signed off by the EMS Medical Director prior to performing Drug Assisted Intubation. • Documentation of the airway within the Patient Care Report must be completed. • A printed copy or electronic download from the monitor defibrillator including the pulse oximetry, heart rate, heart rhythm, waveform capnography, and blood pressure must be st
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