Resources

See below for resources related to Alameda County Health, Emergency Medical Services Agency.

Administrative Policies

• Record of Policy Review and Approval

Operational

• Ambulance Rerouting
• Ambulance Ordinance
• Electronic Health Records
• EMS Duty Officer Notification
• Patient Offload and Ambulance Availability
       – Triage to Waiting Room Procedure for Field Providers
• Reddinet Utilization
• Telehealth Guidelines
• Trauma Centers
• Trauma Re-triage – Adult
• Trauma Re-triage – Pediatric
• Trauma System Marketing and Advertising by Trauma Centers and Prehospital Care Providers

Programs

• Critical Care Paramedic Guidelines
• Leave Behind Narcan

Quality Improvement

• 2024 Quality Improvement (QI) Plan
• Policy and Skills Competency Requirements (Paramedic Accreditation – Policy #2000)
• Unusual Occurrence Policy and Form

EMS System History and Development

• History of Alameda County EMS 1973-2007
• The formation of the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services District (1984)

Mobile Field Manual App for iOS-based devices

Mobile Field Manual App for Android-based devices

Alameda County EMS Field Protocol and Mobile App Updates Form

All Documents and Forms A-Z

A

• AB 1424 Historical Information Form (5150-Mental Health)
• AED (Automated External Defibrillators) Consultants Training List
• AED Program Notice
• AED Use Notification

C

• Certification of Operation: Non-Emergency Ambulance Services

D

• Disaster forms for medical/health facilities and MHOAC
• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) – For use in prehospital settings, developed by EMS

E

• EMT Certifications

M

• Mental Health History Form for 5150 (AB 1424)

P

• PAD (Public Access Defibrillation)
• Paramedic Accreditation
• Pediatric Medical Surge Plan

S

• Skills Competency Verification Form for EMTs 

U

• Unusual Occurrence
• Unusual Occurrence Policy and Form

EMS System Communications and Memos

• February 20, 2019- Memo regarding Regional Medical Center’s (San Jose) Trauma Center Recognition
• February 21, 2018- Transferring Patient Care to BLS Ambulances
• Memo Regarding The Impact of People v. Cichuniec and Cooper Verdict on EMS Industry and Clinical Practice

EMS Field Assessment and Treatment Protocols

• 2024 Alameda County EMS Field Manual

EMS Individual Certification and Accreditation

• Paramedic Accreditation Application
• EMT Skills Competency Verification