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Emergency Communications RN (ECRN) Program

Our ECRN program prepares and authorizes Emergency Communications Registered Nurses to provide telemetry and relay medical control to prehospital providers, working under the system's medical direction.

About the program

Emergency Communications Registered Nurses (ECRNs) are a vital link in the EMS chain, relaying medical control orders and providing telemetry support to paramedics and EMTs in the field under the direction of the system's medical director.

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Program documents