Medical Direction & EMS Protocol Guidelines
Utah EMS Medical Direction Resources
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Utah EMS Protocol Guidelines
The Utah EMS Protocol Guidelines were developed for the Utah Bureau of EMS by a panel of physicians, EMS medical directors, pediatric emergency medicine specialists, paramedics, and EMTs in order to provide EMS agencies with a set of up-to-date treatment guidelines and standing orders. These guidelines were developed utilizing current best medical evidence and the expert consensus of the development panel. They incorporated information from the National Model EMS Clinical Guidelines (www.nasemso.org), feedback from the State EMS Committee, the Trauma Systems Advisory Committee, and multiple EMS medical directors and EMS providers from around the state.
The use of these guidelines by individual EMS agencies is voluntary, but encouraged. Agencies may adopt them fully as written or may use them as a reference to develop their own protocols and standing orders. As more agencies throughout the state adopt similar guidelines, EMS care statewide will become more uniform, allowing for simplified on-line medical direction by receiving hospitals, simplified mutual aid between agencies and, ultimately, improved patient care.
These guidelines will be updated regularly to remain current and to reflect the most current EMS research. Your input is welcome and encouraged.
EMS would like to thank the 2025 EMS Protocol Workgroup for the countless hours they put into researching, meeting, and updating the guidelines. We are truly humbled by their compassion, dedication, and willingness to advance EMS in Utah.
For questions regarding these guidelines, please contact Mark Herrera at 801-232-9138. For EMS Medical Directors, who would like a Microsoft Word version of this document, please contact Mark.