Welcome to the County of El Dorado

Emergency Medical Services Agency

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The mission of the County of El Dorado Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency is to ensure that the EMS system delivers the highest possible quality of prehospital emergency medical care to victims of illness and injury in the County of El Dorado.

EMT and Paramedic Applications are now completely web-based!

All applications for certification and licensure can be completed through our web-based portal.

Click here for applications.

EMT Certification and Paramedic Accreditation Walk-In Hours

Effective August 1, 2019, the EMS Agency hours for EMT/Paramedic/EMR Certification/Accreditation will be:

Tuesdays 8:00 am-4:00 pm (Closed for Lunch 12:00 pm-1:00 pm)
Thursdays 8:00 am-4:00 pm (Closed for Lunch 12:00 pm-1:00 pm)

For information on the Certification and Accreditation Application process, visit: https://www.edcgov.us/Government/EMS/Pages/accreditation_and_certification_applications.aspx

The Change From "A-B-C" to "C-A-B"
The newest development in the 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC is a change in the basic life support (BLS) sequence of steps from "A-B-C" (Airway, Breathing, Chest compressions) to "C-A-B" (Chest compressions, Airway, Breathing) for adults and pediatric patients (children and infants, excluding newly borns). Although the experts agreed that it is important to reduce time to first chest compressions, they were aware that a change in something as established as the A-B-C sequence would require re-education of everyone who has ever learned CPR. Click here for more infor mation.

Click here to review the "Highlights of the 2010 America Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC"

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION: Information for EMS during COVID-19 Emergency

EMS COVID-19 Exposure and Virus Mitigation Guidance - Dated July 23, 2020
EMS Doffing and Gurney Turnover Process for Barton Hospital - Posted April 22, 2020

Use of Latex Gloves Due to Nitrile Glove Shortage - Posted April 7, 2020

California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) Guidance for EMS: COVID-19 Precautions, Exposures and Illness - Posted April 7, 2020

COVID-19: EMS Licensure, Certification and Training

For any EMT and/or Paramedic Licensure Questions, call: 530-621-6500 or email eldoradoems@edcgov.us.

Paramedic Alerts - Click Here

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You can now sign up to receive an email notice when certain pages of our website are updated. Perhaps you want to know when a new "Paramedic Alert" has been posted, or there is a change to an EMS policy. Just click on the logo Gov Del Small if it appears on the top of the page you are interested in and follow the instructions to subscribe to this service. You will get an email from us automatically every time we update that page. You can subscribe to as many pages as you wish. It's free and it's easy. Try it today!