Designation:F1328–00StandardGuideforTrainingEmergencyMedicalTechnician(Basic)toPreparePatientsforMedicalTransportation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1328;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideestablishestheminimumtrainingstandardforpreparingillorinjuredpatientsofallagesformedicaltransportation.1.2Thisguideisoneofaseriesthattogetherdescribetheminimumtrainingstandardfortheemergencymedicaltechni-cian(basic).2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:F1031PracticeforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTech-nician(Basic)2F1219GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)toPerformPatientInitialandDetailedAssess-ment22.2OtherDocuments:2StandardsandGuidelinesforCardiopulmonaryResuscita-tionandEmergencyCardiacCare.ReprintedfromJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,lastestedition3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1management—thestep(s)thatconstituteactiontakenbytheemergencymedicaltechnician(basic)forapatientinneedofassistanceduetoarealorperceivedtraumaticormedicalcondition.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thisguideestablishestheminimumnationalstandardfortrainingtheemergencymedicaltechnician(basic)topreparetheillandinjuredpatientofallagesformedicaltransportation.Thisguidedoesnotprecludeadditionstoormodificationoftheseasauthorizedbylocalmedicaldirection.4.2Thisguideshallbeusedbythosewhowishtoidentifytheminimumtrainingstandardfortheemergencymedicaltechnician(basic)asitrelatestomoving,lifting,andtransport-ingpatients.4.3ThisguideshallbeusedasthebasistorevisePracticeF1031.4.4Everypersonwhoisidentifiedasanemergencymedicaltechnician(basic)shallhavebeentrainedtothisstandard.4.5ThisguidemustbeusedinconjunctionwithPracticeF1031,GuidesF1219,andJAMAStandardsandGuidelines.5.GeneralGuidelines5.1Allemergencymedicaltechnicians(b...
