Scope of practice.

An individual shall be licensed by the Board of Medicine before practicing as a trauma technologist in the District of Columbia. An individual licensed to practice as a trauma technologist shall have the authority to: Identify respiratory emergencies and perform critical interventions with oxygen therapy equipment, including bag valve masks; Identify circulatory emergencies and perform critical interventions, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Identify, assess, and treat, as required, various eye injuries, soft tissue injuries, ligament and tendon injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, environmental emergencies, and exposure and reactions to poisons; Provide topical application of a local anesthetic, Apply tourniquets, casts, immobilizers, and surgical dressings; Perform phlebotomy and insert intravenous catheters; and Suture lacerations and provide wound care. A trauma technologist shall not: Perform any surgical procedure independently; Have prescriptive authority; or Write any progress notes or orders on hospitalized patients. Telecommunication by a physician licensed to practice in the District of Columbia may suffice as a means for directing delegated acts for a trauma technologist who is under the indirect supervision of that physician.