N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-12.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:41-12.2 - Scope of practice for EMT-Basic

(a) An EMT-Basic shall operate within his or her approved scope of practice.

(b) The following skills and procedures are within the approved scope of practice for an EMT-Basic:

1. Patient assessment, including vital signs and ongoing evaluation;

2. Pulmonary or cardiopulmonary resuscitation and foreign body airway obstruction management;

3. Oxygen administration;

4. Oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal airway insertion;

5. Oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning;

6. Assessment and management of cardiac, respiratory, diabetic shock, behavioral and heat/cold emergencies, as prescribed within the U.S. Department of Transportation EMT-Basic National Standards Curriculum (EMT-B), 1994 edition, published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, incorporated herein by reference, as amended and supplemented. Copies may be obtained by writing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMS Division, 400 Seventh Street, SW (NTS 14), Washington, D.C. 20590.

7. Emergency treatment for bleeding, burns, poisoning, seizures, soft tissue injuries, chest-abdominal-pelvic injuries, muscle and bone injuries, eye injuries and childbirth (including care of the newborn), as prescribed within the National Standard Curriculum for EMTs-Basic;

8. Application of spinal immobilization devices and splinting materials, including traction splints;

9. Basic triage and basic maneuvers to gain access to the patient;

10. Patient lifting and moving techniques;

11. AED utilization;

12. Assisting an EMT-Paramedic, registered nurse or physician;

13. Assisting a patient to administer drugs previously prescribed for that patient, limited to:

i. Prescribed metered dose inhaler;

ii. Sublingual nitroglycerin; or

iii. Epinephrine auto injector; and

14. Able to transport patients without ALS with self contained, self maintained medical devices that require no intervention from an EMT-Basic.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:41-12.2