 Medical Protocol
EMS in Pinellas County is a single, unified, countywide program, with medical oversight provided by the Office of the Medical Director. Both fire department and Sunstar emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics operate under the medical license of this medical doctor. Both crews utilize the same equipment, they follow the same medical protocol and they undergo the same continuing training.
In the field, crews are in constant communications with the Office of the Medical Director and have access to the doctor on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
With a touch of a button on their radios, both fire department and Sunstar crews can establish instant communication for recommendations on delivery of medications or other interventions called for by a particular medical incident. Medical questions are answered by a medical doctor for superior medical care.
The Medical Director
All paramedics and EMTs within the Pinellas County EMS system operate under the license of the EMS
Medical Director, who ensures the qualifications, makes medical decisions and implements medical policy for more than 1,400 paramedics and EMTs in the field. In Pinellas County, the Office of the Medical Director maintains constant radio communications between EMS physicians and field personnel 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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