Designation:F1420–01StandardGuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechnician(Basic)toPerformPatientManagementTechniques1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1420;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideestablishestheminimumnationalstandardfortrainingtheemergencymedicaltechnician(basic)toperformpatientmanagementtechniquesforpatientsofallages.1.2Thisguideisoneofaserieswhichtogetherdescribetheminimumtrainingstandardfortheemergencymedicaltechni-cian(basic).1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:F1031PracticeforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTech-nician(Basic)2F1219GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)toPerformPatientInitialandDetailedAssess-ment2F1255PracticeforPerformanceofPrehospitalAutomatedDefibrillation2F1285GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)toPerformPatientExaminationTechniques2F1328GuideforTrainingEmergencyMedicalTechnician(Basic)toPreparePatientsforMedicalTransportation2F1329GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)inBasicAnatomyandPhysiology2F1418GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)inRolesandResponsibilities2F1419GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)toManageShock2F1421GuideforTrainingtheEmergencyMedicalTechni-cian(Basic)toManageObstetricalEmergencies22.2OtherDocuments:StandardsandGuidelinesforCardiopulmonaryResuscita-tionandEmergencyCardiacCare3TextbookofPediatricAdvancedLifeSupport43.Terminology3.1Definition3.1.1managementtechniques,n—referstothoseskillsthatconstituteactionsoractivitiesconductedbytheemergency...
