1、Designation: F1031 13Standard Practice forTraining the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1031; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A num
2、ber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () 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 which will prepare a personto perform those ski
3、lls commonly required to render lifesavingaid at the scene of an emergency and during transportation toa 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 objectives that are part of the
4、 curriculumbe included in any course purporting to train an emergencymedical technician. It is not the intent of this practice to limitthe addition of knowledge and skill objectives as required bylocal conditions.2. Referenced Documents2.1 NHTSA National Scope of Practice Model22.2 NHTSA National EM
5、S Education Standards22.3 U.S. Department of Transportation/National HighwayTraffc Safety Administration: DOT Emergency MedicalTechnician-Ambulance: National Standard Curriculum, CourseGuide , latest version3DOT HS Emergency Medical Technician-Ambulance: Na-tional Standard Curriculum, Instructors Le
6、sson Plans, latestversion.33. Description of the Term Specific to This Standard3.1 emergency medical technician (EMT) (NHTSA)Theprimary focus of the Emergency Medical Technician is toprovide basic emergency medical care and transportation forcritical and emergent patients who access the emergencymed
7、ical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledgeand skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation.Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a compre-hensive EMS response, under medical oversight. EmergencyMedical Technicians perform interventions with the basicequipme
8、nt typically found on an ambulance. The EmergencyMedical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergencyhealth care system. Emergency Medical Technicians scope ofpractice includes basic, non-invasive interventions to reducethe morbidity and mortality associated with acute out-of-hospital medica
9、l and traumatic emergencies. Emergency care isbased on assessment findings.4. Significance and Use4.1 The purpose of this practice is to provide standardizedmeans of providing Emergency Medical Technician training.The practice should be used by all individuals and agencies thattrain such persons.4.2
10、 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 NHSTA curriculum (latest version) as thestandard practice for training those persons who provideemergency medical ca
11、re at the basic life support level and areknown as emergency medical technicians . The actual lessonplans contained in the referenced document are recommendedfor use; however, each instructor may modify the order ofpresentation according to local needs.4.4 This practice outlines a comprehensive cour
12、se thatcovers most common emergencies encountered by the emer-gency medical technician. Emergency Medicine Techniciancourses that do not include all of the knowledge and skillobjectives of this practice may not be referred to as meetingthis standard.5. Contents of Course5.1 The practice for training
13、 the emergency medical techni-cian is a course consisting of, at a minimum, the knowledgeand skill objectives contained in NHSTA curriculum (latestversion). The knowledge and skill objectives are listed at thebeginning of each of the designated lessons contained in thedocument. The course shall also
14、 include the objectives listed inthe In-hospital Clinical Guidelines, Appendix C, of NHSTAcurriculum (latest version).1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on EmergencyMedical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F30.02 onPersonnel, Training and Educatio
15、n.Current edition approved Sept. 1, 2013. Published September 2013. Originallyapproved in 1986. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as F1031 00 (2012).DOI: 10.1520/F1031-13.2Available from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, West Building, Washington,
16、DC 20590, http:/www.nhtsa.gov.3Available from U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents,732 N. Capitol St., NW, Mail Stop: SDE, Washington, DC 20401, http:/www.access.gpo.gov.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United
17、States16. Course Implementation6.1 The course shall be conducted in accordance with theregulations of the governmental authority having jurisdiction.6.2 It is highly recommended that all courses adhere to theprocedure for presentation outlined in the NHTSA curriculum(latest version).7. Keywords7.1 E
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