EMS System

Patient Treatment Protocols

2010 Protocols now available (and effective December 15, 2009)

The following links access the Patient Treatment Protocols for Multnomah County and participating agencies in Clackamas County.

You can download the 2010 edition in Adobe PDF (requires Acrobat Reader). Some of the PDF files here are quite large and may take significant time to download.

• Section 00:   Contents, Preface, Advance Directives, Death in Field, Medical Control for Drugs and Procedures
• Section 10:   Treatment
• Section 20:   Drugs
• Section 30:   Procedures
• Section 40:   Communications
• Section 50:   Operations
• Section 60:   Trauma Protocol ATAB-1
• Section 70:   Special Operations Treatment

Current EMS Policy and Procedure Documents

The following documents provide additional guidance and/or answer common questions regarding various operational and patient care issues.

• Clarification of 2006 Protocols (020106-OPS)  
• EMS Equipment & Supplies Exchange (100105-OPS)  
• Unrecognized PEA: An Update (020705-OPS)
• Awake End-Tidal CO2 (011504-ADM)
• Rapid Sequence Intubation Guidelines (011504)
• ETCO2 Waveform and Esophageal Detector Device (010104)
• PDX Public Health Investigation Plan (120103-OPS)
• SARS Precautions and Notification (040403-OPS)
• Ambulance Diversion FAQ (0401-FAQ)
• Gang Related Activities (070198)
• Advanced Airway Issues (120897-OPS)
• Trauma System Entry (100195-OPS)
• Need for Third Person During Transport (101b95-OPS)
• Destination of Sexual Assault Patients (0892-OPS)

Greater Portland Metropolitan Area Hospitals and Ambulance Providers - Ambulance Diversion Guidelines (revised June 9, 2006)

Updated January 8, 2009