Revised: February 08, 2007

Standing Orders may be used by Rutherford County Paramedics provided that he/she has been appropriately trained and credentialed in the procedure and is currently approved to practice as a Rutherford County EMS patient care provider. The Standing Orders are for Accredited Paramedics only. At the time of development of the Standing Orders, great care was taken to make certain that they were compatible with generally accepted standards of care.   Click here to download the latest Standing Orders. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click here download a copy. If you have problems downloading Acrobat Reader, contact the web master for assistance. Acknowledgments Randy White, EMT-P, Rutherford County EMS Director of Education and Planning. Russ Galloway MD , Medical Director of Rutherford County EMS Mike Nunley, RN, EMT-P, BS, Rutherford County EMS Director Thanks to our Subject Matter Experts Kenneth Cassie, MD Anesthesiologist Middle Tennessee Medical Center     Thanks also to the members of the protocol/standing order subcommittee of Rutherford County EMS for the hard work and dedication shown to this project.     Nicole Reed, EMT-P Steve Hollandsworth, EMT-P Steve Hart, EMT-P Leslie Cook, EMT-P Dough Leverette, EMT-P Keith Powell, EMT-P Scott Brown, EMT-P Travis Pitts, EMT-P Joe Haffner, EMT-P David Meador, EMT-P Price Justice, EMT-P Brian Gaither, EMT-P Chris Cox, EMT-P Wendy Lampley, EMT-P Dwight Stone, EMT-P Mike Phillips, EMT-P