Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0023 - Emergency Medical Services - General › Chapter 8 - CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 8-5 - Certified Paramedic Continuing Medical Education Recertification Criteria

Current through July 13, 2024
Within the certification period, the Paramedic must
				  have:
(a) Completed all continuing
				education requirements listed in Section
				3 of
				this Chapter;
(b) It is recommended
				that Paramedic personnel audit an American College of Surgeon's, Advanced
				Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program or a Rural Trauma Team Development Course
				(RTTDC). Attach copy of certificate;
(c) Completed an Advanced Cardiac Life
				Support (ACLS) program that is equal to or equivalent to that presented by the
				American Heart Association and submit a legible copy of a current certificate
				to the Division;
(d) Submitted to
				the Division documentary verification of a favorable recommendation from the
				physician medical director for Paramedic continuing medical education. The
				Division has established the following as appropriate criteria in meeting
				continuing medical education specific to the Paramedic's skill authorization.
				The physician medical director shall verify the attendant's practical
				performance competency in the areas listed below:
(i) Complete twelve (12) hours of advanced
				continuing medical education: [Note that these hours are above and beyond those
				as shown in Section
				4. ]
6 hrs- Cardiology and Arrhythmia recognition
6 hrs- Advanced Patient assessment
(ii) Intravenous therapy: Successfully
				perform six (6) venipunctures during each six (6) month period;
(iii) Authorized medications: Participate in
				a one (1) hour in service every six (6) months on the preparation and
				administration of the Division approved drugs, to include dosages, indications,
				contraindications, available preparations and concentrations, and techniques of
				administration. This should include a practice session. Drawing blood samples,
				glucose reagent strips, saline locks, and Heparin locks, must be included in
				such in service training;
(iv)
				Defibrillation and Cardioversion: Participate in a one (1) hour in service
				every six (6) months in which the equipment, indications, precautions and
				skills of defibrillation and cardioversion are reviewed. This must include a
				practice session on the particular monitor/defibrillator used;
(v) Electrocardiogram monitoring: Participate
				in a one (1) hour in service, presented at least every six (6) months, in which
				the electro physiology, equipment and protocols for EKG monitoring are
				reviewed;
(vi) If an authorized
				skill, orogastric/nasogastric intubations: Participate in a one (1) hour in
				service, presented at least every six (6) months, in which related anatomy,
				indications, precautions, equipment and techniques of orogastric/nasogastric
				intubations are reviewed;
(vii)
				Cricothyroidotomy: Participate in a one (1) hour in service, presented at least
				every six (6) months, in which related anatomy, indications, precautions,
				equipment and the Division and Board approved technique of cricothyroidotomy
				are reviewed; and
(viii) Chest
				Decompression: Participate in a one (1) hour in service, presented at least
				every six (6) months, in which related anatomy, indications, precautions,
				equipment, protocol, and techniques of needle decompression of the chest are
				reviewed.