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SCOPE OF PRACTICE / SKILLS/ MEDICATIONS

ACC carries a large pharmacy of medications on board our air ambulances to be able to treat any medical situation. Our teams have been trained to provide the most advanced and invasive skills found in aeromedical transport! ACC performs numerous life saving skills that other fixed wing air ambulance providers are UNABLE to perform.

Advanced Transport Skills

  1. Rapid Sequence Intubation
  2. Needle and surgical cricothyrotomy
  3. Needle chest decompression
  4. Chest Tube Insertion
  5. Peripheral Venous Line Insertion
  6. Femoral and external jugular IV insertion
  7. Umbilical Line Insertion
  8. IV Fluids Administration - LR, NS, D5W, D5NS, D5¼NS
  9. Blood Products Administration
  10. Foley Catheter Insertions
  11. Pericardiocentesis
  12. Carotid Sinus Massage and other vagal maneuvers
  13. 12 Lead ECG Acquisition and Interpretation
  14. External Cardiac Pacing and monitoring and the management of Internal Pacing
  15. Intraosseous placement
  16. Monitoring of Intra Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation (IABP)
  17. Ventricular Catheter Monitoring and Maintenance (ICP’s)
  18. Epidural Catheter Monitoring and Maintenance

Medications for Transport

Cardiac
Adenosine
Amiodarone
Aspirin 81mg
Atropine
Bumex
Calcium Chloride
Cardizem
Digoxin
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Epinephrine 1:10,000
Epinephrine 1:1,000
Heparin
KCL
Labetalol
Lasix
Levophed
Lidocaine
Lidocaine Drip
Magnesium Sulfate
Milrinone
Neosynephrine
Nipride
Nitroglycerin SL Spray
Nitroglycerin Drip
Primacor
Procainamide
Retavase
Vasopressin

Respiratory
Albuterol
Afrin
Aminophylline
Atrovent
Decadron
Lidocaine Jelly
Sodium Bicarbonate
Solu-Medrol
Terbutaline
Xopenex

GI
Compazine
Phenergan
Reglan
Zofran
Zantac IV

Pain
Acetaminophen
Demerol
Dilaudid
Fentanyl
Ibuprofen
Morphine
Nubain
Toradol

Miscellaneous
Benadryl
Dextrose 50%
Dextrose 25%
Flumazenil
Glucagon
Oxytocin
Narcan
Thiamine

Sedation/Anti-Anxiety
Ativan
Etomadate
Propofol Infusion
Versed
Xanax Tablets
Haldol

Paralytics
Rocuronium
Succinylcholine
Vecuronium

Anti Seizures
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin





















 

 

 

 

 

 


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