As part of the Department’s dedication to ensuring information about medicines used is available, all medicines available for use by San Andreas Fire Rescue are collated into medication formularies.

SAFR gives staff authority to possess, administer and/or supply medicines based on the clinical grade they practice at. These clinical grades are listed in the Scope of Practice & Clinical Standards Matrix accordingly.
 

• CFR (Community First Responder)

• ​Emergency Medical Technician

• Paramedic

• Advanced Paramedic
   

The Scope of Practice & Clinical Standards Matrix includes an appendix which is a table listing all the medicines in the drug formulary with authority against each clinical grade. 
 

Staff must hold an appropriate clinical qualification in order to be authorised to use medicines according to the relevant legal mechanism (exemption, PGD, prescribing).

 

For more details about The Scope of Practice & Clinical Standards Matrix, a link to the document has been provided below: