ASTM_F_1329_-_00.pdf

Designation:F 1329 00Standard Guide forTraining the Emergency Medical Technician(Basic)in BasicAnatomy and Physiology1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1329;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(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide establishes the minimum national standardfor training the emergency medical technician(basic)in basicanatomy and physiology.1.2 This guide is one of a series which together describe theminimum training standard for the emergency medical techni-cian(basic).2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:F 1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-nician(Basic)2F 1177 Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Ser-vices2F 1219 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-cian(Basic)to Perform Patient Initial and DetailedAssess-ment23.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 anatomythe branch of science dealing with thestructure of the human organism.3.1.2 physiologythe science dealing with the functions ofthe human organism.4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide establishes the minimum national trainingstandard in basic anatomy and physiology for the emergencymedical technician(basic).4.2 This guide shall be used by those who wish to identifythe minimum training standard of the Emergency MedicalTechnician(basic)as it relates to basic anatomy and physiol-ogy.4.3 This guide shall be used as a basis to revise PracticeF 1031.4.4 Every person who is identified as an Emergency Medi-cal Technician(basic)shall be trained to this standard.4.5 This guide must be used in conjunction with PracticeF 1031,Guide F 1219 and Terminology F 1177.5.Anatomy and Physiology5.1 The Emergency Medical Technician(basic)shall de-scribe the basic anatomy and physiology of the major bodysystems and the differences that exist because of age andgender,which include:5.1.1 Respiratory,5.1.2 Circulatory,5.1.3 Muscular,5.1.4 Skeletal,5.1.5 Nervous,5.1.6 Digestive,5.1.7 Genitourinary,5.1.8 Reproductive,5.1.9 Integumentary,and5.1.10 Endocrine.6.Anatomic Terms6.1 The Emergency Medical Technician(basic)shall defineanatomic terms,which include:6.1.1 Medial,6.1.2 Lateral,6.1.3 Proximal,6.1.4 Distal,6.1.5 Superior,6.1.6 Inferior,6.1.7 Anterior,6.1.8 Posterior,6.1.9 Midline,6.1.10 Right,6.1.11 Left,6.1.12 Mid-clavicular,and6.1.13 Mid-axillary.7.Keywords7.1 basic anatomy and physiology;emergency medicaltechnician(basic);emt1This 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 Oct.10,2000.Published December 2000.Originallypublished as F 1329 91.Last previous edition F 1329 91(1998).2Annual Book of ASTM Standards,Vol 13.02.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentionedin this standard.Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights,and the riskof infringement of such rights,are entirely their own responsibility.This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every five years andif not revised,either reapproved or withdrawn.Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standardsand should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters.Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of theresponsible technical committee,which you may attend.If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you shouldmake your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards,at the address shown below.This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.Individual reprints(single or multiple copies)of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the aboveaddress or at 610-832-9585(phone),610-832-9555(fax),or serviceastm.org(e-mail);or through the ASTM website(www.astm.org).F 1329 002