ASTM_F_1177_-_02_2009.pdf

Designation:F117702(Reapproved 2009)Standard Terminology Relating toEmergency Medical Services1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1177;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This terminology covers standard definitions of termswhich apply to all F30 standards,but which are more precisethan common usage.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1219 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-cian(Basic)to Perform Patient Initial and Detailed As-sessment(Withdrawn 2006)3F1253 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-cian(Basic)to Perform Patient Secondary Assessment(Withdrawn 1999)3F1254 Practice for Performance of Prehospital Manual De-fibrillation(Withdrawn 2007)3F1255 Practice for Performance of Prehospital AutomatedDefibrillationF1256 Guide for Selection and Practice of Emergency Medi-cal Services Instructor for Basic Life Support/EmergencyMedical Technician(BLS/EMT)Training ProgramsF1257 Guide for Selection and Practice of Emergency Medi-cal Services Instructor for Advanced Life Support/Emergency Medical Technician(ALS/EMT)TrainingProgramsF1287 Guide for Scope of Performance of First RespondersWho Provide Emergency Medical Care3.Terminology3.1 Appropriate definitions for interpretation of terms usedin ASTM Emergency Medical Services standards shall bedetermined in the following order:3.1.1 Specific definitions of terminology or description ofterms provided in the standard.These will apply to use of theterm in that standard only.3.1.2 ASTM Standard Terminology Relating to EmergencyMedical Services(F1177).3.1.3 Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,16th Edition.43.1.4 Mosbys Emergency Dictionary.53.2 Definitions:adjunct instructoran individual with specialized subjectmatter expertise,who,on occasion,instructs a specific topicof a curriculum under the direction of the courseinstructor/coordinator.F1256,F1257advanced life supportmedically accepted life sustaining,invasive or non-invasive procedures;provided under thedirection of a physician or other authorized health careprovider.ambulancea vehicle for transportation of the sick andinjured,equipped and staffed to provide emergency medicalcare during transit.ambulance servicea qualified provider of medical transpor-tation for patients requiring treatment or monitoring,or both,due to illness or injury.ambulance service providera person or organization,eitherpublic or private,responsible for operation,maintenance,and administation of an ambulance service.associate instructoran individual who possesses the quali-fications and education/training of a course instructor/coordinator,but,in a specific course,assumes a supportiveor assisting role to the course instructor/coordinator.Thisindividual may substitute for the course instructor/coordinator in case of necessity or,in other courses,servesas a course instructor/coordinator.F1256,F1257basic life support(BLS)medically accepted non-invasiveprocedures used to sustain life.1This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 onEmergency Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of SubcommitteeF30.06 on Terminology.Current edition approved March 1,2009.Published March 2009.Originallyapproved in 1988.Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F1177 02.DOI:10.1520/F1177-02R09.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,16th Edition,F.A.Davis Company,Philadelphia,PA,1989.5Mosbys Emergency Dictionary,C.V.Mosby Company,St.Louis,MO,1989.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 basic life support/cardiopulmonary resuscitation(BLS/CPR)a set of skills that includes airway management,chest compressions,and others as defined by the AmericanHeart Association.F1254,F1255,F1287call rotationa system in which emergency medical re-sponses are allocated sequentially to multiple providers.clinical certificationa standardized process for evaluationand recognition of an acceptable level of competence in aspecific aspect of patient care.F1256,F1257clinical experienceexposure to and practice in an area ofpatient care.F1256,F1257clinical/field preceptoran individual who supervises andevaluates the students during clinical or field experiencesunder the direction of the course instructor/coordinator.F1256,F1257clinical medical practicepatient diagnosis and treatment,including treatment protocols,which are the purview ofqualified professionals(as determined by