O.C.G.A. § 31-11-54: Services which may be rendered by paramedics and paramedic trainees.

(a) Upon certification by the department, paramedics may perform any service that a cardiac technician is permitted to perform. In addition, upon the order of a duly licensed physician and subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-11-55, paramedics may perform any other procedures which they have been both trained and certified to perform, including, but not limited to:

(1) Administration of parenteral injections of diuretics, anticonvulsants, hypertonic glucose, antihistamines, broncho- dilators, emetics, narcotic antagonists, and others, and administration of opioid antagonists;

(2) Cardioversion; and

(3) Endotracheal suction.

(b) While in training preparatory to becoming certified, paramedic trainees may perform any of the functions specified in this Code section under the direct supervision of a duly licensed physician, a registered nurse, or an approved paramedic clinical preceptor.