EMSA Guidelines and Publications
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- EMSA #101: EMS System Standards and Guidelines Part I [PDF]
- EMSA #102: EMS System Standards and Guidelines Part II [PDF]
- EMSA #103: EMS System Standards and Guidelines Part III [PDF]
- EMSA #104: Funding Multicounty EMS Agencies with State General Funds [PDF]
- EMSA #105: EMSA Policy for the Provision of Federal Block Grant Funding to Local EMS Agencies [PDF]
- EMSA #114: EMSA Policy for Funding Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) with State General Funds [PDF]
- EMSA #115: Funding of Regional Disaster Medical Health Specialist (RDMHS) with State General Funds [PDF]
- EMSA #125: Procedure to Add Items to Local Optional Scope of Practice
- EMSA #127: Application for Authorization as an Approved CE Provider for EMS Personnel [PDF]
- EMSA #130: EMT-P Accreditation Policy
- EMSA #132: Emergency Medical Services Dispatch Program Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #133: Advanced EMT Model Curriculum [PDF]
- EMSA #134: Recommended Guidelines for Disciplinary Orders and Conditions of Probation for EMTs and AEMTs [PDF][Word]
- EMSA #141: Competitive Process for Creating Exclusive Operating Areas [PDF]
- EMSA #144: Pre-Hospital EMS Aircraft Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #145: Statewide EMS Operations and Communications Resource Manual [PDF][Word]
- EMSA #151: Trauma Plan Development Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #152: Paramedic Inter-Facility Transport Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #162: Management Information Systems Resource Guide [PDF]
- EMSA #163: EMS System Quality Improvement Indicators (Appendix M) [PDF]
- EMSA #164: CEMSIS Data System Standards with code values [PDF]
- EMSA #166: EMS System Quality Improvement Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #181: Guidelines For Pediatric Inter-Facility Transport Programs [PDF](updated)
- EMSA #182: Administration, Personnel and Policy Guidelines for the Care of Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department [PDF]
- EMSA #183: Inter-Facility Pediatric Trauma and Critical Care Consultation and/or Transfer Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #184: Guidelines For Pediatric Critical Care Centers [PDF]
- EMSA #185: Guideline for Prehospital Pediatric Protocol Development [PDF]
- EMSA #187: Pediatric Education Guidelines For Paramedics [PDF]
- EMSA #188: Pre-Hospital Pediatric Equipment For BLS/ALS Support Units [PDF]
- EMSA #194: Intensive Care Services for the Pediatric Trauma Patient [PDF]
- EMSA #196: Emergency First Aid Guidelines for California Schools [PDF][PDF – Interactive Version] (updated 12/4/2013)
- EMSA #197: EMSC Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for LEMSAs [PDF]
- EMSA #198: EMSC Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Guidelines for Hospitals [PDF]
- EMSA #214: Disaster Medical Systems Guidelines [PDF]
- EMSA #216: Minimum Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) [PDF]
- EMSA #218A: California Disaster Medical Response Plan [PDF]
- EMSA #218B: Medical Mutual Aid Plan Annex [PDF]
- DMS #219: California Disaster Medical Operations Manual
- EMSA #233: Patient Decontamination Recommendations For Hospitals
- EMSA #300: Scope of Practice
- EMSA#301: EMS Personnel Mutual Aid Compendium
- EMSA #311: Do-Not -Resuscitate (DNR) Guidelines
For additional information, visit the California Coalition for Compassionate Care.
- EMSA #331: California’s EMS Personnel Programs [PDF]
- EMSA #370: Tactical Casualty Care- Tactical First Aid/Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) First Responder Operational (FRO) Training Standards Guidelines [PDF]
Unnumbered Guidance Documents
- Hospital Emergency Department Downgrade or Closure Impact Evaluation Policy Guidelines [PDF]