traumacode10

there is a volunteer service that uses the coats maybe you could contact them their site is

http://lancasterambulance.org/

EMDOC wrote: In NYS anyone can pronounce someone, but only a licensed physician can sign the death certificate (yes, there is a difference). It is not uncommon for a PA, or a nurse for that matter to pronounce someone.

]not according to my protocols as a basic i cannot pronounce any one dead.

i can withhold tx with an obvious death ie: decapitation or lividity, and contact med control then call for als for a confirmation by that time its a matter for pd . if i were to pronounce someone dead i would violate my scope of practice