Can an EMS Provider Work during COVID-19?

Can an EMS Provider Work during COVID-19? That is the number one question as we work through the COVID-19 pandemic.

The EHSF would like to provide guidance for EMS agencies regarding screening of providers and management of personnel surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Each EMS agency is encouraged to develop their own polices and should consider consultation with their EMS agency medical director. Screening of EMS Providers should occur for all personnel regardless of patient contact given community spread of COVID-19 is present.

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EMS Provider Work Elgibility Flowchart (updated 2020-04-21) (83.96 KB) 83.96 KB
EMS Agency Provider Management Guidance (708.73 KB) 708.73 KB
EMS Agency Provider Screenings (860.08 KB) 860.08 KB
EMS Provider Self-Temperature Screenings (22.69 KB) 22.69 KB
Exposure Mitigation Checklist (26.07 KB) 26.07 KB

Temporary BLS Protocol 932 - Temporary Statewide BLS Non-Transport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19

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Temporary BLS Protocol 932 - No Transport for Suspected COVID-19 Patients

The Bureau of EMS released EMSIB 2020-17 Temporary Statewide BLS Non-Transport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19. This will look very similar to the EMS Triage Tool for COVID-19, we have been using in our region previously. However, there are some changes.

Included on this page, you will find links for the following:

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Workflow for BLS Protocol 932 (81.84 KB) 81.84 KB
EMSIB 2020-17 Temporary Statewide BLS Non-Transport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (50.66 KB) 50.66 KB
BLS Protocol 932 Non-Transport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (424.37 KB) 424.37 KB
Protocol 932 Home Care Instructions Provided by Bureau of EMS (30.11 KB) 30.11 KB
EHSF Home Care Instructions with Hotline Information (24.73 KB) 24.73 KB

Coronavirus Update

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emerging infectious diseases
coronavirus

The EHSF staff continues to closely monitor and respond to the evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) challenges. We take great care to align all recommendations from our office with state and federal guidance and resources. We are attempting to communicate frequently, while also making every attempt to reduce redundant communications We are involved in daily conference calls, and will provide a weekly summary update for all stakeholders.

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Temporary BLS Protocol 932 - Temporary Statewide BLS Non-Transport of Patients …
Can an EMS Provider Work during COVID-19???
Disinfectants for Use against COVID-19
OSHA Fit Testing Memo
Why the coronavirus spreads exponentially
FEMA Grant: COVID-19 cost recovery for fire and EMS departments
EMS Motto/Logo Contest during COVID-19
Submit for Staffing Exceptions from Minimum Staffing
Hospital Visitation Policies during Covid-19
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2020-03-12 EHSF Coronavirus Update (640.58 KB) 640.58 KB
Coronavirus Screening Tool Used by 9-1-1 Centers throughout EHSF (2.78 MB) 2.78 MB
Donning and Doffing PPE (2.85 MB) 2.85 MB
Safety for EMS Providers (289.21 KB) 289.21 KB
2020-03-17 EHSF Coronavirus Update (726 KB) 726 KB
EMSIB 2020-06 Covid-19 Policy and Protocol Updates (128.76 KB) 128.76 KB
BLS Protocols with Update to 931 Influenza-like Illness (2.27 MB) 2.27 MB
QRS Guidance 2020-03-19 (690.56 KB) 690.56 KB
EMS Agency Guidance 2020-03-19 (727.95 KB) 727.95 KB
Just in Time Training Links 2020-03-20 (598.4 KB) 598.4 KB
Guidance for Cleaning Motorola Radios (131.15 KB) 131.15 KB
Guidance for Cleaning Harris Radios (195.97 KB) 195.97 KB
Fact Sheet for the General Public (199.71 KB) 199.71 KB
Updated Guidance for Discontinuing Home Isolation (171.54 KB) 171.54 KB
2020-03-20 EHSF Coronavirus Update (745.34 KB) 745.34 KB
2020-03-24 EHSF Coronavirus Update (728.87 KB) 728.87 KB
2020-03-27 EHSF Coronavirus Update (729.8 KB) 729.8 KB
2020-03-31 EHSF Coronavirus Update (724.01 KB) 724.01 KB
CMS Flexibilities for Reimbursement (197.52 KB) 197.52 KB
2020-04-03 EHSF Coronavirus Update (788.46 KB) 788.46 KB
Stroke Patients during COVID19 (146.97 KB) 146.97 KB
PPE is Key for Provider Safety Flyer (207.15 KB) 207.15 KB
2020-04-07 EHSF Coronavirus Update (736.79 KB) 736.79 KB
Ambulance Decontamination and AeroClave Request (815.61 KB) 815.61 KB
2020-04-09 EHSF Coronavirus Update (793.52 KB) 793.52 KB
2020-04-13 EHSF Coronavirus Update (881.26 KB) 881.26 KB
2020-04-17 EHSF Coronavirus Update (718.89 KB) 718.89 KB
2020-04-21 EHSF Coronavirus Update (719.08 KB) 719.08 KB
How to Reduce Exposure to COVID-19 while Working (736.2 KB) 736.2 KB
2020-04-23 EHSF Coronavirus Update (930.49 KB) 930.49 KB
Respsonsibility of Hospitals to Notify First Responders of Confirmed COVID-19 Transport Cases (149.46 KB) 149.46 KB
2020-04-25 EHSF Coronavirus Update (782.39 KB) 782.39 KB
2020-04-30 EHSF Coronavirus Update (723.35 KB) 723.35 KB
2020-05-06 EHSF Coronavirus Update (762.01 KB) 762.01 KB
2020-05-07 EHSF Coronavirus Update (739.88 KB) 739.88 KB

2020 EMSIBs

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EMS Information Bulletins
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EMSIB 2020-01 Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (190.94 KB) 190.94 KB
EMSIB 2020-02 Infection Control (514.2 KB) 514.2 KB
EMSIB 2020-03 2020 PA DOH AEMT Protocol Update (32.07 KB) 32.07 KB
EMSIB 2020-04 Changes to the EMS Vehicle, Equipment, and Supply Requirements (76.84 KB) 76.84 KB
EMSIB 2020-05a Issued Regulatory Exceptions to the Lapse of Registration Process (152.89 KB) 152.89 KB
EMSIB 2020-05b Lapse of Registration TRAIN PA Core Content Breakdown (281.32 KB) 281.32 KB
EMSIB 2020-06 Covid-19 Policy and Protocol Updates (128.76 KB) 128.76 KB
EMSIB 2020-07 Alternate Pathway for Psychomotor Testing (46.48 KB) 46.48 KB
EMSIB 2020-08 Issued Extension to EMS Certification Expiration Dates (99.29 KB) 99.29 KB
EMSIB 2020-09 Out of State EMS Agencies (27.23 KB) 27.23 KB
EMSIB 2020-10 EMS Providers Obtaining Nasopharyngeal Swabs (29.3 KB) 29.3 KB
EMSIB 2020-11 Level I EMS Staffing Exceptions (97.56 KB) 97.56 KB
EMSIB 2020-12 PCR Data Collection for Exemptions Outlined in EMSIB 2020-11 (20.05 KB) 20.05 KB
EMSIB 2020-13 Alternatives to Nebulized Bronchodilators During COVID-2019 (43.36 KB) 43.36 KB
EMSIB 2020-14 COVID-2019 Lapse of Registration Regulatory Exception (57.48 KB) 57.48 KB
EMSIB 2020-15 Signatures on Transfer of Care Forms (15.57 KB) 15.57 KB
EMSIB 2020-16 PPE Reminders (161.84 KB) 161.84 KB
EMSIB 2020-17 Temporary Statewide BLS Non-Transport of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 (50.66 KB) 50.66 KB
EMSIB 2020-18 Cardiac Arrest Treatment by EMS in a Patient with Suspected COVID-19 (121.75 KB) 121.75 KB
EMSIB 2020-19 Revised Interim Guidance for Cardiac Arrest Treatment by EMS in a Patient with Suspected COVID-19 (164.09 KB) 164.09 KB
EMSIB 2020-20 Use of Out of State EMS Providers (101.59 KB) 101.59 KB
EMSIB 2020-21 Statewide ALS Protocol Updates Including Interim COVID-19 Treatment Changes (130 KB) 130 KB
EMSIB 2020-22 Guidance to EMS Educational Entities (65.92 KB) 65.92 KB
EMSIB 2020-23 Changes to EMS Agency Licensure Inspection Process (109.62 KB) 109.62 KB
EMSIB 2020-24 AEMT Protocol Implementation Extension (34.02 KB) 34.02 KB
EMSIB 2020-25 Additional Extension of CPR Expiration Dates (33.75 KB) 33.75 KB
EMSIB 2020-26 PPE Reminders (112.01 KB) 112.01 KB
EMSIB 2020-27 Act 17 of 2020 BLS Ambulance Staffing Exceptions (34.03 KB) 34.03 KB
EMSIB 2020-28 Changes to BLS Psychomotor Examination (33.91 KB) 33.91 KB
EMSIB 2020-29 Additional Extension of CPR Expiration Dates (35.05 KB) 35.05 KB
EMSIB 2020-30 Trauma Center Update (36.29 KB) 36.29 KB
EMSIB 2020-31 EMS Participation in Mass Vaccination (34.14 KB) 34.14 KB

2019 EMSIBs

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EMSIB 2019-01 Drowning and near drowning event reporting for PA Public Bathing Place Regulated Facilities (76.01 KB) 76.01 KB
EMSIB 2019-02 EMS Student Clinical Experience (61.21 KB) 61.21 KB
EMSIB 2019-03 Measles Guidance for EMS Providers (169.76 KB) 169.76 KB
EMSIB 2019-04 2019 PA DOH Statewide Protocol Update (60.55 KB) 60.55 KB
EMSIB 2019-05 Hepatitis A Outbreak (216.05 KB) 216.05 KB
EMSIB 2019-06 Trauma Center Updates (18.34 KB) 18.34 KB
EMSIB 2019-07 ALS Protocol Minor Updates (82.21 KB) 82.21 KB
EMSIB 2019-08 Change to the Certification by Endorsement Process (32.46 KB) 32.46 KB

2018 EMSIBs

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2018-01 mRACE Educational Program (107.34 KB) 107.34 KB
2018-02 Updated Naloxone Standing Order (230 KB) 230 KB
2018-03 Naloxone Leave Behind (367.16 KB) 367.16 KB
2018-04 FBI Clearance Service Codes Information (79.87 KB) 79.87 KB
2018-05 Naloxone Leave Behind Survey (278.85 KB) 278.85 KB
E2018-06 MS Agency NEMSIS Compliance Update (59.02 KB) 59.02 KB
2018-07 Updated CCT and Air Ambulance Transport Approved Educational Programs (81.38 KB) 81.38 KB
2018-07b List of Updates CCT and Air Ambulance Transport Approved Educational Programs (192.77 KB) 192.77 KB
2018-08 Statewide ALS Protocol Update (102.55 KB) 102.55 KB
2018-09 Approved and Required Medications List Clarification (109.63 KB) 109.63 KB
2018-10 BLS Agency Survey of Voluntary Naloxone Participation (241.72 KB) 241.72 KB
2018-11 Statewide Recognized CPR Programs (866.68 KB) 866.68 KB
2018-12 Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Courses (Non-Department of Health) (405.04 KB) 405.04 KB
2018-13 Out-of-State EMS Providers EMS Educational Institute Clinical and Field Experience (339.92 KB) 339.92 KB
2018-14 Revisions to Required Autoinjectors for BLS Services Participating in Optional Epinephrine Autoinjector Program (29.66 KB) 29.66 KB
2018-15 Stop the Bleed App (157.81 KB) 157.81 KB
2018-16 Tourniquet Quantities (20.39 KB) 20.39 KB
2018-17 Ground Ambulances Supporting Air Ambulance Operations (23.52 KB) 23.52 KB
2018-18 CCT Air Protocol-Use of Department Approved Agency Air Medical Protocols (29.42 KB) 29.42 KB
2018-19 EMS Licensure Application Registry (193.15 KB) 193.15 KB
2018-20 Agency Expired Proividers Wanting to Reinstate (33.69 KB) 33.69 KB
2018-21 Direct Pay Notice of Form Publication (39.95 KB) 39.95 KB
2018-22 PPE and Responder Safety (850.53 KB) 850.53 KB
2018-23 Crediting EMR Stations to EMT Psychomotor (17.95 KB) 17.95 KB
2018-24 NREMT National Continued Competency Program NCCP (38.96 KB) 38.96 KB
2018-25 Approval of Law Enforcement K-9 Continuing Education Courses (37.74 KB) 37.74 KB