1、Designation: F 1031 00 (Reapproved 2006)Standard Practice forTraining the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1031; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of
2、last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This practice covers a standard course for the training ofthe emergency medical technician (basic) which will prepare
3、 aperson to perform those skills commonly required to renderlifesaving aid at the scene of an emergency and duringtransportation to a definitive care facility.1.2 It is not the intent of this practice to require that thecurriculum be used exactly as presented, but only that theknowledge and skill ob
4、jectives that are part of the curriculumbe included in any course purporting to train the emergencymedical technician (basic). It is not the intent of this practice tolimit the addition of knowledge and skill objectives as requiredby local conditions.2. Referenced Documents2.1 U.S. Department of Tra
5、nsportation/National HighwayTraffc Safety Administration:DOT Emergency Medical Technician-Ambulance: NationalStandard Curriculum, Course Guide , latest version2DOT HS Emergency Medical Technician-Ambulance: Na-tional Standard Curriculum, Instructors Lesson Plans, latestversion.23. Description of Ter
6、m Specific to This Standard3.1 emergency medical technician (basic)as outlined inthis practice, a person who has successfully completed thecourse of training, may provide emergency medical care, andmay transport the sick and injured. Legal functioning as anEMT (basic) will be based upon licensure/ce
7、rtification require-ments, as established by the authority or authorities havingjurisdiction.4. Significance and Use4.1 The purpose of this practice is to provide a standardmeans of providing Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)training. The practice should be used by all individuals andagencies tha
8、t train such persons.4.2 Successful completion of this course of training neitherconstitutes nor implies certification or licensure.4.3 This practice adopts the knowledge and skill objectivescontained in the DOT curriculum (latest version) as thestandard practice for training those persons who provi
9、deemergency medical care at the basic life support level and areknown as emergency medical technicians (basic). The actuallesson plans contained in the referenced document are recom-mended for use; however, each instructor may modify the orderof presentation according to local needs.4.4 This practic
10、e outlines a comprehensive course thatcovers most common emergencies encountered by the emer-gency medical technician. EMT-basic courses that do notinclude all of the knowledge and skill objectives of thispractice may not be referred to as meeting this standard.5. Contents of Course5.1 The practice
11、for training the emergency medical techni-cian (basic) is a course consisting of, at a minimum, theknowledge and skill objectives contained in DOT curriculum(latest version). The knowledge and skill objectives are delin-eated as Objectives and are listed at the beginning of each ofthe designated les
12、sons contained in the document. The courseshall also include the objectives listed in the In-hospitalClinical Guidelines, Appendix C, of DOT curriculum (lastestversion).6. Course Implementation6.1 The course shall be conducted in accordance with theregulations of the governmental authority having ju
13、risdiction.6.2 It is highly recommended that all courses adhere to theprocedure for presentation outlined in DOT curriculum (latestversion).7. Keywords7.1 EMS; EMT; curriculum1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on EmergencyMedical Services and is the direct responsibility
14、of Subcommittee F30.02 onPersonnel, Training, and Education.Current edition approved March 1, 2006. Published March 2006. Originallyapproved in 1986. Discontinued in 1999 and reinstated in 2000. Last previousedition approved in 2000 as F 1031 00.2Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superi
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