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4690.0800 RESTRICTED TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES.
Subp. 3.
Transfer of patients.
Basic ambulance services may transport patients who are receiving intravenous therapy only when the following conditions are met:
B.
the intravenous therapy was established by the facility from which the patient is transported; and either
C.
a physician, registered nurse, or paramedic accompanies the patient and rides in the patient compartment; or
D.
the patient's physician provides written information and precautions to the ambulance service attendants about the intravenous therapy which the patient is receiving, the service maintains a copy of the written information in its files, and the attendant is certified under parts 4690.3900 to 4690.5100 and has completed training approved by the medical adviser in the maintenance of intravenous therapy equipment.
Subp. 4.
Drugs.
In addition to oxygen, which is required, basic ambulance services may carry and administer only the following drugs:
C.
after consulting with poison control or medical control, pharmaceutically prepared oral emetics, including syrup of ipecac, or pharmaceutically prepared stabilizing agents, including activated charcoal.
Subp. 5.
Patient assistance.
A basic ambulance service may assist a patient in the administration of the patient's personally prescribed sublingual nitroglycerin, premeasured subcutaneous epinephrine, or beta agonist administered by metered dosed inhalation.
History:
L 1987 c 209 s 39; 22 SR 1877; L 1999 c 245 art 9 s 66
Published Electronically:
December 12, 2012
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