POLICY/PROCEDURE
Health Sciences North Centre for Prehospital Care
CATEGORY:
Program Specific
REVISION DATE: September 2014
ISSUED BY:
Health Sciences North Centre for Prehospital Care
ARCHIVED DATE:
(HSN CPC)
ISSUE DATE:
April 2009
APPROVED BY:
TITLE:
HSN CPC Council
SPECIAL EVENTS
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1. PURPOSE
To define the application of the special events medical directives within the Advanced Life Support
Patient Care Standards (ALS PCS).
2. DEFINITION
Service Operator: Emergency Medical Service Operator
3. POLICY STANDARDS
A service operator must request an authorization for their paramedics, who are certified in the ALS
PCS special events medical directive, to use the special events medical directive.
4. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Paramedics who are requested to volunteer their time by agencies other than their Employer do so
at their own liability and are not certified by the Health Sciences North Centre for Prehospital Care
(HSN CPC) in these instances.
5. PROCEDURE
A. The letter of authorization must be obtained as follows:
i.
The service operator must request the authorization from their respective Paramedic
Practice Coordinator (PPC) 7 days prior to the event and include the following:
•
Event name
•
Location
•
Dates and times (starting and end)
B. HSN CPC will review the request and once approved, an authorization letter signed by the
HSN CPC Medical Director will be forwarded to the service operator.
C. Paramedics must be trained and certified in the ALS PCS Special Events Medical Directives
and be authorized by their employer to act as a representative for their employer.
Note: If this process is not followed, the Medical Director may not authorize the directives.
6. POLICY/PROCEDURE UPDATE SCHEDULE
To be reviewed annually.
7. REFERENCES AND RELATED POLICIES
• ALS PCS Nov. 2013 Version 3.1
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Program Specific
SPECIAL EVENTS
8. CONSULTATION AND APPROVAL
Policy Owner
Name
Paramedic Practice Coordinator
Dan Langevin
Committee/Stakeholder Consultation
Date
CPC Quality of Care Committee
September 17, 2014
CPC Program Committee
September 17, 2014
Approval:
Chair, CPC Program Council
Name: Nicole Sykes
September 17, 2014
Electronic Signature
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