Hurricane Helene: Public Health Department Closures

Latest updates: Hurricane Helene

Our public health departments' hours of operation may be affected by power and staffing outages. This means that some closures may not appear on the state government office delays and closings map. The health and safety of our employees and our clients remains our highest priority. We are working to get services restored as safely and quickly as possible.

Learn more about DPH's role with hurricanes, floods, and weather emergencies.

EMT-Basic candidates who successfully complete a South Carolina-approved EMT-Basic course that uses the 1994 DOT EMT-Basic curriculum; successfully pass the National Registry EMT-Basic (i.e. the State of S.C. basic written and practical examinations); and receive subsequent South Carolina certification as an EMT-Basic, are authorized to perform the following skilled activities (all skills can be used on adult, child and infant patients unless otherwise stated):

General Skills:

  • Patient assessment
  • Vital signs
  • Patient lifting
  • IV Maintenance* (involves ONLY monitoring and maintenance of previously initiated IV lines as well as calculation and adjustment of flow rates - fluids NOT containing any medications or blood products).
  • Monitoring of blood glucose with use of automated chem-strip analysis* (Local option - training to be done by the individual EMS provider with medical control supervision).
  • EMT Administered Medications (Oxygen, Activated Charcoal,* Ipecac,* Instant Glucose*)
  • EMT Patient Assisted Medications* (Nitroglycerin, Epi Auto-injectors, Prescribed Inhalers)
  • CPAP* (Local option-training to be done by the individual EMS provider with Medical Control (Physician supervision).
  • Primary administration of epinephrine auto-injector for severe anaphylaxis* (Local option-training be done by the individual EMS provider with medical control physician supervision).

Before using these skills, EMT-basics must be affiliated with a S.C.-licensed ambulance provider and be granted authority (online or off-line) by the provider's medical control physician.

Training in all "local option skills" are to be done by the individual EMS provider with medical control physician supervision.

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