Yolo County EMS Agency
COVID-19 Informational Document
- Influenza/COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
- Nasopharyngeal Swab
- April 23, 2021 REVISED, COVID-19 Guidelines and Directives
- April 6, 2020 EMT Recertification and Paramedic Reaccreditation
- Assess and Refer Administrative Directive
- April 2, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #8 - REVISION - Clarification Procedural Guidance
- EMT Recertification & Paramedic Reaccreditation
- March 24, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #7
- March 17, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #6
- March 10, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #4
- March 3, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #3
- February 27, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
- January 27, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update
- What You Need to Know About Novel Coronavirus
- Fighting Disease Outbreaks
Archive
Administrative
- YEMSA Fee Schedule
- Paramedic Scope of Practice
- Paramedic Accreditation Process
- Paramedic Reaccreditation Process
- Paramedic Accreditation Actions
- Paramedic Infrequent Skills Verification Form
- Paramedic Intubation Verification Form
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Scope of Practice
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification Process
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Recertification Process
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification Actions
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Request for Live Scan Service Form
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Skills Competency Verification Form
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Continuing Education (CE) Requirements
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Scope of Practice
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Certification Process
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Recertification Process
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Certification Actions
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Skills Competency Verification Form
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training Program Approval Requirements
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training Program Application Packet for Course Approval
- Paramedic Training Program Approval / Requirements
- Paramedic Training Program Application Packet with Form for Course Approval
- Continuing Education (CE) Provider Program Requirements & Approval Process
- Continuing Education (CE) Provider Program Application Form
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Training Program Requirements & Approval Process
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Training Program Application Packet with Forms for Course Approval
- Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) Program Requirements & Approval Process
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Program
- Critical Incident Stress Debrief (CISD)
- EMS Event Reporting Policy
- Policy & Protocol Review Process
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Service Provider Program Requirements & Responsibilities
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Service Provider Program Application & Approval Process
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Service Provider Application Form
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program for Lay Rescuer Personnel
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Instructor Application Form
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Skills Competency Verification Form
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Use Notification Form
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Annual Program Update Form
- Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program Application Form
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED) YEMSA Program Brochure
- Air Ambulance Permit Application
- Ambulance Permit Policy
- Ambulance Permit Application
- Standby Ambulance Permit Application
- 9-1-1 Ambulance Response Time Criteria
- 9-1-1 Ambulance Service Provider Dispatch Requirements
- Authorization for Advanced Life Support (ALS) Provider
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Local Scope
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Service Provider Policy for Special Events & Standbys Coverage
- Biomedical Equipment Maintenance
- Cardiovascular ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Receiving Centers (SRC)
- Critical Care Transport (CCT) Supplemental Application
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope Skills
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope Accreditation Actions
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Status Report Form
- Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Status Report Form
- Epinephrine Auto-Injector and Naloxone (Narcan) Administration Form
- Equipment & Supply Shortages
- Hospital Diversion and Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT) Policy
- Management of Controlled Substances
- Paramedic Service Provider Responsibilities
- Paramedic Accreditation Field Evaluation Criteria
- Paramedic 5 Call Evaluation Form
- Paramedic 5 Call Candidate Field Training Officer (FTO) Evaluation Form
- Paramedic 5 Call Evaluation Field Training Officer (FTO) Summary Form
- Paramedic Field Training Officer (FTO) Authorization Policy
- Paramedic Field Training Officer (FTO) Application Form
- Paramedic Preceptor Authorization Policy
- Paramedic Preceptor Application Form
- Prehospital Provider Agency Unit Inspections
- YEMSA Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance Inventory List
- YEMSA Advanced Life Support (ALS) Non-Transporting Inventory List
- YEMSA Advanced Life Support (ALS) Standby Inventory List
- YEMSA Basic Life Support (BLS) Ambulance Inventory List
- YEMSA Basic Life Support (BLS) Non-Transporting Inventory List
- YEMSA Basic Life Support (BLS) Standby Inventory List
- YEMSA Critical Care Transport (CCT) Ambulance Inventory List
- Service Provider Application Process & Procedure
- Service Provider Verification of Paramedic Maintenance Training
- Specialty & Optional Scope Training Program Application Form
- Service Provider Requirements & Responsibilities for Paramedic Interfacility Transport (IFT) Optional Skills
- Service Provider Application & Approval Process for Paramedic Interfacility Transport (IFT) Optional Skills
- Service Provider Application for Paramedic Interfacility Transport (IFT) Optional Skills Form
- Service Provider Requirements & Responsibilities For Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope
- Service Provider Approval Process for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope
- Service Provider Application for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope Form
- Service Provider Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope Principal Instructor Form
- Service Provider Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope Competency Documentation Record
- Service Provider Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Optional Scope Annual Utilization Report Form
- Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Aircraft Utilization & Quality Improvement Program (QIP)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Aircraft Operations
- November 1, 2022 EMS Revisions Update
- June 24, 2022 Termination of COVID-19 Pandemic Waivers for EMT Recertification
- April 12, 2022 Paramedic Accreditation Field Evaluation by Paramedic Preceptors
- April 5, 2022 Appointment of EMS Administrator
- March 1, 2022 EMS Protocol and Policy Revisions
- August 1, 2021 EMS Protocol and Policy Revisions
- November 6, 2020 Pain Management Protocol - Intravenous Ketamine Administration
- March 17, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #6
- March 10, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #4
- March 3, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update #3
- February 27, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
- January 27, 2020 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Update
- February 1, 2020 - EMS Policy and Protocol Update
- September 1, 2019 Paramedic Accreditation and Reaccreditation Policy
- August 1, 2019 EMS Protocol & Policy Revisions Release
- May 9, 2019 Change to Paramedic Reaccreditation Requirement
- April 1, 2019 Pain Management Update
- January 1, 2019 EMS Revisions Update
- Skills Competency Verification: Bleeding Control – Hemostatic Dressing Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Bleeding Control – Tourniquet Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Blood Glucose Level Assessment Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Cardioversion/Defibrillation Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Epinephrine Auto-Injector Administration Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Naloxone (Narcan) Administration Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Nasogastric (NG) & Orogastric (OG) Tubes Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Supraglottic Airway Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Supraglottic Airway (i-gel) Form
- Skills Competency Verification: Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing (TCP) Form
Organization
Certification
Training Programs
Quality
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Service Provider
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Aircraft
Memorandums
Skill Sheets
Policy
- Auto Aid / Mutual Aid / Out-of-Region Response
- Cancellation or Reduction of Advanced Life Support (ALS) Response
- Communication Failure
- Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST), and End of Life Options (Aid-in-Dying Drug)
- Emergency Medical Services Prehospital Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Form
- Field Blood Collection Policy
- Fireline Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Program
- Fireline Paramedic Program
- Focusing On Children Under Stress (FOCUS) Guideline
- Hazardous Materials (Haz Mat) or Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
- Interfacility Transport (IFT) of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients
- Medical Control at Scene of an Emergency
- Medical Control for Acute Care Transfers
- Paramedic Expanded Scope Interfacility Transports (IFT)
- Patient Destination
- Patient Refusal of Treatment / Transport
- Physician on Scene
- Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
- Prehospital Documentation
- ReddiNet Utilization Policy
- Release of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Records
- Refusal Form / Release of Responsibility
- Restraints & Violent Patients
- Suspected Child Abuse Reporting
- Suspected Child Abuse Report
- Suspected Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Reporting
- Report of Suspected Dependent Adult/Elder Abuse
- Tactical Medicine Operational Program
- Transfer of Patient Care
- Treatment & Transport of Minors
- Weapons Policy
Protocols
- Acute Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
- Acute Respiratory Distress
- Agitated and/or Combative Patients
- Airway Obstruction
- Allergic Reaction & Anaphylaxis
- Altered Level of Consciousness (ALOC)
- Burns
- Chest Discomfort or Symptoms Consistent with Cardiac Etiology
- Childbirth
- Crush Injury Syndrome
- Determination of Death
- Dystonic Reaction
- External Hemorrhage Control
- Heat Illness
- Hypothermia
- Ingestion - Overdose - Poisoning
- Medical Cardiac Arrest
- Mental Health Triage Form
- Mental Health Triage
- Nausea & Vomiting
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Nerve Agent Treatment
- Pain Management
- Pediatric Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE)
- Pediatric Patient Care
- Post Resuscitation Care
- Sedation
- Seizure
- Shock
- Snake Bite
- Spinal Motion Restriction (SMR)
- Suspected Sepsis
- Symptomatic Bradycardia
- Tachycardia with Pulses
- Tasered Patients
- Tension Pneumothorax
- Termination of Resuscitation (TOR)
- Trauma Patient Care
- Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Procedures
- 12-Lead ECG
- Airway Management
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide (EtCO₂) Monitoring
- Intraosseous (IO) Infusion
- Mucosal Atomization Device (MAD)
- Nasogastric (NG) & Orogastric (OG) Tubes
- Pre-Existing Vascular Access Devices (PVAD)
- Transcutaneous Cardiac Pacing (TCP)
Public Safety
- Public Safety Intranasal (IN) Naloxone (Narcan) Provider Authorization
- Public Safety Provider Agency Intranasal (IN) Naloxone (Narcan) Provider Application Form
- Public Safety Intranasal (IN) Naloxone (Narcan) Treatment for Suspected Opioid Overdose
- Public Safety Naloxone (Narcan) Administration Form
Quick References
- Designated Specialty Hospitals Chart
- First Responder Mental Health Community Card
- Grief Support
- High Performance-CPR Guide
- IV Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Dosing Reference Sheet
- Tracheostomy Emergencies
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
- Cover Page
- Questions and Answers Mechanical Circulation Support
- Patient Management for VADs
- HeartMate II™ Left Ventricular Assist System
- HeartMate 3™ Left Ventricular Assist System
- HeartWare™ HVAD™ System
- Jarvik 2000® Ventricular Assist System (VAS)
- Patient Management for TAHs
- Total Artificial Heart Freedom™ Driver System
- Yolo County STEMI Catchment Areas
- Yolo County Stroke Receiving Centers Map
- Yolo County Trauma Catchment Areas
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Field Guide
Medication Profiles
- Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
- Adenosine (Adenocard)
- Albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil)
- Amiodarone (Cordarone)
- Aspirin
- Atropine
- Calcium Chloride 10%
- Dextrose 10%
- Diphenhydramine HCl (Benadryl)
- Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
- Fentanyl (Sublimaze)
- Glucagon
- Ipratropium Bromide (Atrovent)
- Ketamine (Ketalar)
- Midazolam Hydrochloride (Versed)
- Naloxone (Narcan)
- Nitroglycerin (Nitrostat, Nitrobid)
- Nitropaste 2% (Nitro-Bid Ointment)
- Normal Saline 0.9%
- Ondansetron (Zofran)
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Tranexamic Acid (TXA)
Articles
- The Profile of Wounding In Civilian Public Mass Shooting Fatalities
- Bolus Dose Epinephrine Improves Blood Pressure but is Associated with Increased Mortality in Critical Care Transport
- Timing of Advanced Airway Placement After Witnessed Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Meetings & Trainings Flyers
Plans
- Cover Page
- Approved Signatures
- Definitions
- Administrative
- Responsibilities
- Annual Program Review
- Surge Procedures
- Record Keeping
- Methods of Compliance
- Sharps Management
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Medical
- Communication of Hazards
- Training
- ATD Source Control Procedures
- Post Exposure Procedures
- Appendix A - Program Review Checklist
- Appendix B - Equipment Specific Cleaning and Disinfecting Information
- Attachment 1 - Occupational Exposure Assessment
- Attachment 2 - Statement of Authority for the DICO
- Attachment 3 - Designated Infection Control Officer Contact Information
- Attachment 4 - Program and Procedure Review Log
- Attachment 5 - Personal Protective Equipment for Daily Use or Surge Events
- Attachment 6 - Designated Decontamination Locations, Approved Disinfecting Agents, and Designated Biohazards Storage Locations
- Attachment 7 - Sharps Injury Log
- Attachment 8 - Annual Sharps Exposure Incidents Log
- Attachment 9 - Immunization Record Form
- Attachment 10 - Vaccination Declination Statement Form
- Attachment 11 - Communicable Disease Training Roster
- Cover Page
- Executive Summary
- Assessment of System
- System Needs and Plan Objectives
- 1.01. LEMSA Structure
- 1.02. LEMSA Mission
- 1.03. Public Input
- 1.04. Medical Director
- 1.05. System Plan
- 1.06. Annual Plan Update
- 1.07. Trauma Planning
- 1.08. ALS Planning
- 1.09. Inventory of Resources
- 1.10. Special Population
- 1.11. System Participants
- 1.12. Review and Monitoring
- 1.13. Coordination
- 1.14. Policy & Procedures Manual
- 1.15. Compliance With Policies
- 1.16. Funding Mechanism
- 1.17. Medical Direction
- 1.18. QA/QI
- 1.19. Policies, Procedures, Protocols
- 1.20. DNR Policy
- 1.21. Determination of Death
- 1.22. Reporting Abuse
- 1.23. Interfacility Transfer
- 1.24. ALS System
- 1.25. On-Line Medical Direction
- 1.26. Trauma System Plan
- 1.27. Pediatric System Plan
- 1.28. EOA Plan
- 2.01. Assessment of Needs
- 2.02. Approval of Training
- 2.03. Personnel
- 2.04. Dispatch Training
- 2.05. First Responder Training
- 2.06. Response
- 2.07. Medical Control
- 2.08. EMT-I Training
- 2.09. CPR Training
- 2.10. Advanced Life Support
- 2.11. Accreditation Process
- 2.12. Early Defibrillation
- 2.13. Base Hospital Personnel
- 3.01. Communication Plan
- 3.02. Radios
- 3.03. Interfacility Transfer
- 3.04. Dispatch Center
- 3.05. Hospitals
- 3.06. MCI / Disasters
- 3.07. 9-1-1 Planning / Coordination
- 3.08. 9-1-1 Public Education
- 3.09. Dispatch Triage
- 3.10. Integrated Dispatch
- 4.01. Service Area Boundaries
- 4.02. Monitoring
- 4.03. Classifying Medical Request
- 4.04. Prescheduled Responses
- 4.05. Response Time Standards
- 4.06. Staffing
- 4.07. First Responder Agencies
- 4.08. Medical & Rescue Aircraft
- 4.09. Air Dispatch Center
- 4.10. Aircraft Availability
- 4.11. Specialty Vehicles
- 4.12. Disaster Response
- 4.13. Intercounty Response
- 4.14. Incident Command System
- 4.15. MCI Plans
- 4.16. ALS Staffing
- 4.17. ALS Equipment
- 4.18. Transport Compliance
- 4.19. Transportation Plan
- 4.20. Grandfathering
- 4.21. EOA Compliance
- 4.22. EOA Evaluation
- 5.01. Assessment of Capabilities
- 5.02. Triage & Transfer Protocols
- 5.03. Transfer Guidelines
- 5.04. Specialty Care Facilities
- 5.05. Mass Casualty Management
- 5.06. Hospital Evacuation
- 5.07. Base Hospital Designation
- 5.08. Trauma System Design
- 5.09. Public Input
- 5.10. Pediatric System Design
- 5.11. Emergency Departments
- 5.12. Public Input
- 5.13. Specialty System Design
- 5.14. Public Input
- 6.01. QA/QI Program
- 6.02. Prehospital Records
- 6.03. Prehospital Care Audits
- 6.04. Medical Dispatch
- 6.05. Data Management System
- 6.06. System Design Evaluation
- 6.07. Provider Participation
- 6.08. Reporting
- 6.09. ALS Audit
- 6.10. Trauma System Evaluation
- 6.11. Trauma Center Data
- 7.01. Public Information Materials
- 7.02. Injury Control
- 7.03. Disaster Preparedness
- 7.04. First Aid & CPR Training
- 8.01. Disaster Medical Planning
- 8.02. Response Plans
- 8.03. Hazmat Training
- 8.04. Incident Command System
- 8.05. Distribution of Casualties
- 8.06. Needs Assessment
- 8.07. Disaster Communications
- 8.08. Inventory of Resources
- 8.09. DMAT Teams
- 8.10. Mutual Aid Agreements
- 8.11. CCP Designation
- 8.12. Establishment of CCP
- 8.13. Disaster Medical Training
- 8.14. Hospital Plans
- 8.15. Interhospital Communications
- 8.16. Prehospital Agency Plans
- 8.17. ALS Policies
- 8.18. Specialty Center Roles
- 8.19. Waving Exclusivity
- Table 2. System Organization and Management
- Table 3. Staffing / Training
- Table 4. Communications
- Table 5. Response / Transportation
- Table 6. Facilities / Critical Care
- Table 7. Disaster Medical
- Table 8. Response / Transportation / Providers
- Table 9. Facilities
- Table 10. Approved Training Programs
- Table 11. Dispatch Agency
- Ambulance Zone Summary Form
- Intentional Mass Casualty Plan (iMCI)
- Cover Page
- Administrative Section
- Operations Section
- Communications Section
- ICS Org Chart – MCI
- Medical Group Supervisor
- Triage Unit Leader
- Treatment Unit Leader
- Transportation Unit Leader
- Cover Page
- Trauma System Summary
- Changes in Trauma System
- Number and Designation Level of Trauma Centers
- Trauma System Objectives
- System Performance Improvement
- Progress on Addressing EMS Authority Trauma System Plan Comments
- Other Issues
- Yolo County EMS Stroke System Plan 2018
- Yolo STEMI System of Care Plan 2018
- Yolo County EMS Quality Improvement Plan (EQIP) 2019
Communicable Disease Exposure Control Plan
Appendix and Attachments
EMS Plan 2019
System Organization and Management
Staffing and Training
Communications
Response and Transportation
Facilities and Critical Care
Data Collection and System Evaluation
Public Information and Education
Disaster Medical Response
Tables
Mass Casualty Incidents
Trauma System Status Report 2018
Appendix
Last updated: 2022-11-03