National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines, Version 3.0
by NASEMSO Medical Directors Council · National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO)
Evidence-based model prehospital protocols from the NASEMSO Medical Directors Council, published March 2022. They cover assessment and treatment of medical, cardiac, respiratory, trauma, toxicologic, obstetric and pediatric emergencies, with medication doses. State and local EMS agencies adapt them into their protocols. Textbooks teach principles. This is the national reference for what prehospital treatment actually looks like, including drug dosing.
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