What has changed between the 2005 and 2009 NCCEP Skills and Medication Documents?
With the EMS Skills and Medications Section, the EMS Model System requirements were removed and many of the past EMS Model System medications are now required at the baseline EMS System level. Both the Medication and Skills list now only reflects the skills and medications that are present in the 2009 NCCEP Protocols. There are many more skills and medications approved by the NC Medical Board for EMS use which can be found on the NC Medical Board document provided in the Reference Materials section of these documents. This document defines the skills that are required for use by all EMS professional levels. Some noted requirements within this document include a requirement for all levels to have a Blind Insertion Airway Device with a recommendation to maintain a device with pediatric sizes; the use of colorimetric ETCO2 detection for invasive airways is required for all levels of EMS professionals who use these devices; there is a very strong recommendation for EMS Systems and Agencies
