1、Designation: F 1285 90 (Reapproved 2008)Standard Guide forTraining the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) toPerform Patient Examination Techniques1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1285; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,
2、 in the case of revision, the year of 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 guide covers the minimum patient examinationtechniques that the emergency
3、medical technician (basic) shallbe trained to use when assessing ill or injured patients of allages.1.2 This guide is one of a series which together describe theminimum training standard for the emergency medical techni-cian (basic).1.3 This standard does not purport to address the safetyconcerns as
4、sociated with its use. It is the responsibility of theuser of this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F 1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-n
5、ician (Basic)3. Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 auscultationexamination by listening with a stetho-scope.3.1.2 inspectionexamination by careful visualization ofthe body or a part of the body.3.1.3 palpationexamination by touching with the hand.4. Significance and
6、Use4.1 This guide establishes the minimum national standardfor training the emergency medical technician (basic) toperform patient examination techniques on patients of all ages.4.2 This guide shall be used by those who wish to identifythe minimum training standard for the emergency medicaltechnicia
7、n (basic) as it relates to the performance of patientexamination techniques.4.3 This guide shall be used as the basis to revise PracticeF 1031.4.4 Every person who is identified as an emergency medicaltechnician (basic) shall have been trained in accordance withthis guide.4.5 This guide does not sta
8、nd alone and must be used inconjunction with the applicable documents cited in Section 2.5. Examination Techniques5.1 The emergency medical technician (basic) shall betrained to perform the following examination techniques and torecognize the differences that exist because of age and sex:5.1.1 Asses
9、s respirations for rate, rhythm, and quality,5.1.2 Auscultate for breath sounds,5.1.3 Assess rate and regularity of the following pulses:carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, and pedal,5.1.4 Palpate blood pressure,5.1.5 Auscultate blood pressure,5.1.6 Assess mental status and level of consciousness,5.
10、1.7 Inspect the body,5.1.8 Palpate the body,5.1.9 Assess sensory perception,5.1.10 Assess motor function, and5.1.11 Assess airway patency.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on EmergencyMedical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F30.02 onPersonnel, Trai
11、ning and Education.Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2008. Published March 2008. Originallyapproved in 1990. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F 1285 90 (2003).2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual
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