I imagine some of the importance of documenting ED techniques like this is because in the prehospital setting many of the interventions that nonphysicians are a

I imagine some of the importance of documenting ED techniques like this is because in the prehospital setting many of the interventions that nonphysicians are allowed to provide are governed by standing protocols. For regional medical directors to endorse such interventions by third-parties, they require the techniques be well-documented before they are formally adopted.