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12/22/2023
AOM Southwest Ohio Prehospital Care Committee: 2024 Emergency Protocols
In the Greater Cincinnati area, EMS is handled by community Fire Departments. Historically, these departments had widely varying EMS protocols. In the late 1970's under the auspices of The Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati, several local EMS Medical Directors created a Protocol Committee made up of EMS Medical Directors, EMT Basics, EMT Paramedics, EMS Educators and Fire Chiefs. This committee created a unified pre-hospital protocol for all of the Ohio Greater Cincinnati area. An agreement between the Fire Chiefs Association and The Academy of Medicine has allowed our protocols to be accepted at over 70 departments across Hamilton County and Southwest Ohio.
Under the leadership of EDS Committee Chair Don Locasto, MD, and Protocol Committee Co-Chairs Thomas Charlton, MD, Kevin Richards, NRP, and Dane Fienning, NRP, in addition to countless volunteers, 2024 Protocols for Southwest Ohio Prehospital Care are now published to ensure best practices for emergency care across the community.
