Scope Of Practice

Question 1

What services can FRs perform?

Answer 1

• scene assessment
• assessment of level of consciousness, skin colour and temperature, pulse, and respiration
• rapid body survey to identify and attend to any life threatening injuries followed by a secondary assessment consisting of a physical examination, medical and incident history, and vital signs
• cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• basic wound and fracture management
• maintenance of airways and ventilation.

Question 2

What endorsements are FRs able to obtain?

Answer 2

• use of airway management techniques including oropharyngeal airways, oral suction devices and oxygen-supplemented mask devices to assist ventilation;
• use of an automatic or semi-automatic external defibrillator;
• cervical collar application and spinal immobilization on a long spine board
• administration of oxygen
• administration of oral glucose
• emergency childbirth
• ventilation using pocket mask and bag/valve/mask devices.

Question 3

List the medications FRs may administer

Answer 3

• Oxygen
• Oral glucose
• IM naloxone

Question 5

What services can EMRs perform?

Answer 5

• occupational first aid;
• lifting/loading, extrication/evacuation and transportation;
• cervical collar application and spinal immobilization on a long spine board;
• blood pressure assessment by auscultation and palpation;
• emergency fracture management/immobilization;
• oropharyngeal airway suctioning;
• oxygen administration and equipment;
• administration of semi-automatic or automatic external defibrillator;
• soft tissue injury treatment.

Question 6

List the medications EMRs may administer

Answer 6

• Oral ASA
• ## SL nitroglycerin

Question 7

What services can PCPs perform?

Answer 7

1

Question 8

What endorsements are PCPs able to obtain?

Answer 8

J

Question 9

List the medications PCPs may administer

Answer 9

F

Question 10

What services can ACPs perform?

Answer 10

J

Question 11

What endorsements are ACPs able to obtain?

Answer 11

S

Question 12

List the medications ACPs may administer

Answer 12

I

Question 13

What services can ITT perform?

Answer 13

D

Question 14

What endorsements are ITT able to obtain?

Answer 14

D

Question 15

List the medications ITT may administer

Answer 15

D

Question 16

What services can CCPs perform

Answer 16

X

Question 17

What endorsements are CCPs able to obtain?

Answer 17

S

Question 18

List the medications CCPs may administer

Answer 18

C

Question 19

What endorsements are EMRs able to obtain?

Answer 19

• maintenance of intravenous lines without medications or blood products while transporting persons between health facilities;
• use and interpretation of a pulse oximeter;
• administration of the following oral, sublingual or inhaled medications:
• anti-anginal;
• anti-hypoglycemic agent;
• analgesia;
• platelet inhibitors;
• use and interpretation of a glucometer;
• chest auscultation;
• insertion and maintenance of nasopharyngeal airway.