Standard Guide for Scope of Performance of First Responders Who Provide Emergency Medical Care

Importancia y uso:

4.1 The purpose of this guide is to improve the quality of initial emergency medical care provided to the sick and injured. As the first trained person at an emergency medical scene, it is critical that the first responder be proficient in providing patient care and minimizing further complications until more highly trained emergency medical service personnel intervene.

4.2 In identifying these minima, the guide acknowledges many types of first responder emergency medical care courses of study. This guide allows and encourages the addition of optional knowledge, skill, and attitudinal objectives. Programs such as those for law enforcement, firefighters, and ski patrol are examples of this diversity meeting specific local community needs.

4.3 This guide is intended to assist those who are responsible for defining the scope of performance for first responders.

4.4 This guide is not intended to be used as a scope of performance for emergency ambulance personnel (see Practice F1031).

Subcomité:

COS.01

Referida por:

F1453-92R20, F1220-95R22, F1653-95R20

Volúmen:

13.02

Número ICS:

11.160 (First aid)

Palabras clave:

basic life support/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS/CPR); emergency medical services (EMS); first responder (FR);