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Designation:F125613Standard Guide forSelection and Practice of Emergency Medical ServicesInstructor for Emergency Medical Technician(EMT)TrainingPrograms1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1256;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 guide is intended to assist emergency medicalservices(EMS)agencies and institutions in selecting andutilizing individuals who teach in EMT(emergency medicaltechnician)training programs which include instruction inbasic life support knowledge and skills.1.2 This guide identifies six categories of instructor in anEMT(emergency medical technician)training program:ad-junct instructor,clinical/field preceptor,practical skillsinstructor,associate instructor,course instructor/coordinator(I/C),and course administrator.The guide recognizes that anindividual may,depending on his/her level of practice and thetraining program involved,function in any or all of thesecategories.1.3 Thisguideincludesspecificguidelinesforqualifications,training,education,experience,scope ofauthority,responsibilities,continuing education,evaluation,and maintenance of competency when applicable.1.4 This guide does not include specific guidelines for thecourse administrator or the adjunct instructor.While the guiderecognizes,by offering a definition of each category,that thesetypes of individuals function in many EMT training programs,the limited instructional roles played by these individualspreclude the need for specific selection and utilization guide-lines.1.5 This guide is intended to apply to any individual whoteaches in EMT training programs regardless of the individu-als present level of clinical practice.1.6 This guide intentionally omits references to length ofprehospital care experience,teaching experience,and continu-ing education requirements.This guide also omits reference towaiver or equivalency.These issues should be addressed by theappropriate agency.1.7 This guide applies only to instructors who teach in basiclife support training courses designed to prepare an individualfor certification to practice above the level EMT.It does notapply to instructors who teach in specialized courses that donot in themselves qualify the individual for a level of EMTcertification.1.8 This guide does not establish certification requirements.Such requirements should be established by the certifyingagency in the jurisdiction in which the EMT instructor willfunction.This guide may be used to provide considerableguidance to the jurisdiction responsible for establishing certi-fication standards.1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.NOTE1Also see Practice F1031.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-nician(Basic)2.2 Other Referenced Standards:NHTSA National Scope of Practice Model3NHTSA National EMS Education Guidelines4National EMS Education Standards and InstructionalGuidelinesEMT Instructor Guidelines53.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 adjunct instructoran individual with specializedsubject matter expertise,who,on occasion,instructs a specific1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on EmergencyMedical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F30.02 onPersonnel,Training and Education.Current edition approved Aug.1,2013.Published September 2013.Originallyapproved in 1990.Last previous edition approved in 2002 as F1256 90(2008).DOI:10.1520/F1256-13.2For 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.3Available from:http:/www.ems.gov/education/EMSScope.pdf4Available from:http:/www.ems.gov/pdf/811077a.pdf5Available from:http:/www.ems.gov/pdf/811077c.pdfCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 topic of a curriculum under the direction of the courseinstructor/coordinator.3.1.2 associate instructoran individual who possesses thequalifications and education/training of a course instructor/coordinator,but,in a specific course,assumes a supportive orassisting role to the course instructor/coordinator.This indi-vidual may substitute for the course instructor/coordinator incase of necessity or,in other courses,serve as a courseinstructor/coordinator.3.1.3 basic life supporta level of pre-hospital emergencymedical care that includes any