Section 31-11-55 - Services which may be rendered by certified cardiac technicians and trainees(a) Upon certification by the department, cardiac technicians may do any of the following:(1) Render first-aid and resuscitation services;(2) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician and as recommended by the Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council and approved by the department: (A) Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation in a hemodynamically unstable patient;(B) Administer approved intravenous solutions;(C) Administer parenteral injections of antiarrhythmic agents, vagolytic agents, chronotropic agents, alkalizing agents, analgesic agents, and vasopressor agents or administer opioid antagonists;(D) Perform pulmonary ventilation by esophageal airway and endotracheal intubation; and(E) Upon the order of a duly licensed physician during a public health emergency, as defined in Code Section 31-12-1.1, administer vaccines.(b) While in training preparatory to becoming certified, cardiac technician trainees may perform any of the functions specified in this Code section under the direct supervision of a duly licensed physician or a registered nurse.Amended by 2021 Ga. Laws 292,§ 6, eff. 5/10/2021.Amended by 2014 Ga. Laws 616,§ 2-5, eff. 4/24/2014.Amended by 2001 Ga. Laws 351, § 5, eff. 7/1/2001.