ASTM F1229-01

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Designation: F 1229 – 01
Standard Guide for the
Qualification and Training of EMS Air Medical Patient Care
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Providers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1229; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This guide describes the minimum qualifications and training of air medical providers. These
guidelines are built on a foundation of recognized courses that are used to train patient care providers.
The developers of this standard are experienced air medical providers and users with broad and
distinctive EMS backgrounds.
1. Scope F 1257 Guide for Selection and Practice of the Emergency
Medical Services Instructor for Advanced Life Support/
1.1 This guide applies to patient care providers onboard
Emergency Medical Technician (ALS/EMT) Training Pro-
medical flights involved in the provision of patient care during
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grams
air medical transport. It does not necessarily address the
F 1274 Specification for Fixed Wing Advanced Life Sup-
qualifications and training of additional specialty care provid-
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port Transport Units
ers or other allied health professionals during air medical
F 1453 GuideforTrainingandEvaluationofFirstRespond-
transport.
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ers Who Provide Emergency Medical Care
1.2 This guide establishes air medical nomenclature.
F 1552 Practice for Training, Instructor Qualification, and
1.3 This guide establishes minimum qualifications and
Certification Eligibility of Emergency Medical Dispatch-
training requirements for the air medical patient care provid-
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ers
er(s) and the air medical director.
F 1651 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-
1.4 This guide identifies the general content of the curricula
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cian (Paramedic)
for air medical training.
F 1705 Guide for Training Emergency Medical Services
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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Ambulance Operations
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
2.2 U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
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Curricula:
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Emergency Medical Dispatcher
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Emergency Medical Care—First Responder
2. Referenced Documents
Emergency Medical Technician—Basic
Emergency Medical Technician—Intermediate
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Emergency Medical Technician—Paramedic
F 1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-
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Emergency Medical Services Instructor
nician (Basic)
Emergency Vehicles Operator’s Course
F 1124 Specification for Rotary Wing Advanced Life Sup-
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Air-Medical Crew Education
port Transport Units
F 1256 Guide for Selection and Practice of the Emergency
3. Terminology
Medical Services Instructor for Basic Life Support/
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
Emergency Medical Technician (BLS/EMT) Training Pro-
2 3.1.1 aeromedicine, n—the branch of medicine that deals
grams
with the physiological, psychological, pathological, and epide-
miological conditions, diseases, and disturbances that arise
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on Emergency from flying.
Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F30.02 on
3.1.2 air medical, n—the practice of air medicine.
Personnel, Training, and Education.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2001. Published November 2001. Originally
published as F 1229 - 89. Last previous edition F 1229 - 00.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 13.02. Available from U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh St., S.W.,
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Discontinued. See 1999 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 13.01. Washington, DC 20590.
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3.1.3 air medical director, n—a physician who is licensed, 5.1.2 Altitude physiology and principles of atmospheric
or otherwise legally authorized to practice, and who functions physics (gas laws);
with an air medical operation as the individual ultimately 5.1.3 Aviation communications;
responsible for the quality of patient care. 5.1.4 Crash and survival procedures;
5.1.5 Familiarization with EMS systems in the service area;
3.1.4 air medical operations, n—that aspect of air medicine
involving policies, procedures, and protocols. 5.1.6 Hazardous materials response procedures;
5.1.7 In-flight treatment modalities;
3.1.5 air medical patient care providers, n—patient care
providers onboard medical flights. 5.1.8 Infection control;
5.1.9 Oxygen th
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