Medical Directors Council Documents & Resources
Joint Statements | FDA and Medical Product Notices | Resources
Joint Statements
- NASEMSO, ACEP and NAEMSP Joint Statement on Role of State EMS Director Published in PreHospital Emergency Care Journal (06/01/10) The Role of State Medical Direction in the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System: A Resource Document, by Carol A. Cunningham MD , Keith Wesley MD, Timothy D. Peterson, MD, MPH, Richard Alcorta, MD, Douglas F. Kupas, MD, Joe A. Nelson, DO, Peter Taillac, MD, and Jim Upchurch, MD, has been published in the July-September 2010 issue of PreHospital Emergency Care. This resource document provides a snapshot of the status of state EMS medical direction in our nation in 2007 and a projection of the achievable benchmarks for the role of the state EMS medical director in the future. As an informational resource, this tool will assist state EMS officials, legislators, laypersons, and partners within the emergency care system to comprehend, create or improve, and support the state EMS medical director position within their jurisdictions. The position statement, "Role of the State EMS Medical Director," that appears in this issue is based on this resource document.
FDA and Medical Product Notices
- LMA® MAD Recall Notice | LMA® MAD Customer Recall Notice (10/27/16). Teleflex issues recall notice of certain lots of the LMA® MAD Nasal™ Intranasal Mucosal Atomization Device. Teleflex has received complaints that affected codes and lots delivered a straight stream of medication instead of an atomized spray. This could impair the effectiveness of the medication being delivered, including when the device is used in an off-label manner to deliver drugs for reversal of life-threatening narcotic overdose, reversal of life-threatening hypoglycemia and treatment of epileptic seizures.
- FDA Guidance for First Responders on exchange of product tracing information (Feb 2016)
- FDA memo updating memo extending MMT products (03/02/16)
- Letter from Physio-Control about 2G to 3G Modem Technology Transition (Aug 2015)
- Memo from the FDA regarding extending the expiration date of certain lots of DuoDote® (atropine and pralidoxime chloride injection) Auto-Injectors (09/11/13)
- Safety information on DuoDote® from Meridian Technologies (08/27/13)
Resources
- NATA Statement on Appropriate Prehospital Care of the Spine-Injured Athlete (Oct. 19, 2015)
- NASEMSO cover letter to NATA in response to its statement (Oct. 27, 2015)
- NASEMSO detailed response to NATA (Oct. 27, 2015)
- Opioid Abuse and Naloxone
- Building a Ground Army to Fight Heroin Deaths (PEW Charitable Trusts, Mar. 16, 2016)
- Naloxone Intranasal and Auto Injectors (Ohio EMS Training Module, Jan.29, 2016)
- The Opiate Crisis in Rural America, presentation at Aug. 14, 2015, National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) webinar, by Carol Cunningham, MD, FAAEM, FACEP.
- NASEMSO Issue Brief: The Use of Naloxone in Out-of-Hospital Settings (revised 06/30/15) This resource is intended as an informational guide on the use of naloxone in out-of-hospital settings and the rationale for including mandatory education and medical oversight for the use of naloxone by non-medical personnel. The National Association of State EMS Officials believes that the increase of substance abuse in the United States is a significant public health and public safety concern that warrants consideration of several related issues.
- CDC Reply to NASEMSO Letter Regarding Naloxone (07/23/15)
- NASEMSO Letter to CDC Regarding Naloxone (06/22/15)
- EMS Naloxone Access by State and Provider Level (Sept. 2014)
- State Comparison of Naloxone Laws (June 2014)
- Characteristics of Statewide Protocols for Emergency Medical Services in the United States (Kupas, Schenk, Kamin, Sholl) was published in Prehospital Emergency Care in 2015, and describes which states have mandatory, model or no statewide EMS protocols. Based on 2013 survey results, the article also provides data on which states recognize time sensitive emergency systems of care, including trauma, STEMI, stroke, cardiac arrest and burn specialty receiving centers.
- Drug Shortages in EMS: Coping Strategies and Best Practices (04/01/14)
- The Definition of EMS (2012)
- EMS Medical Directors Professional Liability Insurance
- The Role of State Medical Direction in the Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services System (2010)
- Role of the State Medical Director Joint Position Statement by ACEP, NAEMSP and NASEMSO (2010)
- Regionalization of Care in Missouri's Emergency Care System (2010)
Additional resources (survey results, information regarding patient parking at EDs & EMTALA, and statewide protocols) are available in the Members Only section of this website.