Meet The Committee Members

Dr. Jeffrey M. Elder

MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FAEMS

Medical Director
St. Tammany Fire Protection District 1
LSU Emergency Medicine
Author | Editor

Dr. Steven Ogden

D, DABMS

Medical Director
NorthShore EMS
Washington & Eastern St. Tammany Parish FDs
Flight Surgeon, Louisiana Army National Guard
Author | Editor

LJ Relle

BBA, NRP, FP-C, CCP-C

Operator | Paramedic
Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #4
Author | Chief Editor, Region 9 COG Committee

 

Vincent Trabona

AAS, NRP

Chief of EMS
St. Tammany Fire Protection District #4
Author | President, Region 9 COG Committee

Adam Willis

AAS, NRP, FP-C

Captain | Paramedic
St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1
Author | Secretary, Region 9 COG Committee

David Burns

AAS, NRP

Fire Prevention Officer | Paramedic
St. Tammany Fire Protection District 1
Vice-President Region 9 COG Committee

John Tomlinson

MBA, NRP

Assistant Chief of EMS
St. Tammany Fire Protection District #4
ALS Rep, Region 9 COG Committee

Joey Tetreau

NRP

Chief of EMS
Northshore EMS
Private EMS Rep, Region 9 COG Committee

Benjamin Baham

NRP

Operator | Paramedic
St. Tammany Fire Protection District #4
BLS Rep., Region 9 COG Committee

Michael Getscher

AAS, NRP

Training Officer | Paramedic
St. Tammany Fire Protection District #13
BLS Rep., Region 9 COG Committee

Clinical Operating Guidelines

This document is designed to serve as a guide for transporting and non-transporting Fire/EMS agencies
operating within Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington Parishes. This document
incorporates evidence-based guidelines and proven medical practices for providing cutting-edge prehospital
patient care. While it is impossible to address every possible variation of disease and/or traumatic injury, these
clinical operating guidelines provide a foundation for treatment of the vast majority of patients we encounter.
Certainly, education, experience, and clinical judgment will assist us while we provide the highest quality of
prehospital patient care. As always, on-line medical control is available for those patients with a chief complaint
or condition that does not fall within the scope of this document. Although practices continue to evolve in years
to come, the patient’s outcome will always be the main focus.