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Glucometer
Administrative Requirement AR5-520, provides that ambulance
services will be able, on a voluntary basis, to have their EMT-Intermediates and
EMT-Basics use glucose monitoring devices to determine whether a patient
presenting with signs and symptoms of altered mental status, or suspected of
having an acute stroke, has high or low blood sugar levels causing their
symptoms
AR5-520, Requirements for Basic and Intermediate EMT
Use of Glucose Monitoring
CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendment) Certificate of Waiver (Download and complete if you plan to use a glucometer on your ambulance.)
Training Option
Presentation: Blood Glucose Measuring
Devices in the Pre-hospital Setting |
