ASTM F1229-01(2012)
(Guide)Standard Guide for Qualification and Training of EMS Air Medical Patient Care Providers
Standard Guide for Qualification and Training of EMS Air Medical Patient Care Providers
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide provides minimum guidance for the development of air medical training programs.
This guide identifies additional subject areas of training necessary to become an air medical patient care provider.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide applies to patient care providers onboard medical flights involved in the provision of patient care during air medical transport. It does not necessarily address the qualifications and training of additional specialty care providers or other allied health professionals during air medical transport.
1.2 This guide establishes air medical nomenclature.
1.3 This guide establishes minimum qualifications and training requirements for the air medical patient care provider(s) and the air medical director.
1.4 This guide identifies the general content of the curricula for air medical training.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F1229 −01(Reapproved 2012)
Standard Guide for
Qualification and Training of EMS Air Medical Patient Care
Providers
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1229; 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 (´) 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 guide are experienced air medical providers and users with broad and
distinctive EMS backgrounds.
1. Scope Transport Units (Withdrawn 2000)
F1256 GuideforSelectionandPracticeofEmergencyMedi-
1.1 This guide applies to patient care providers onboard
cal Services Instructor for Basic Life Support/Emergency
medical flights involved in the provision of patient care during
Medical Technician (BLS/EMT) Training Programs
air medical transport. It does not necessarily address the
F1257 GuideforSelectionandPracticeofEmergencyMedi-
qualifications and training of additional specialty care provid-
cal Services Instructor for Advanced Life Support/
ers or other allied health professionals during air medical
Emergency Medical Technician (ALS/EMT) Training
transport.
Programs
1.2 This guide establishes air medical nomenclature.
F1274 Specification for Fixed Wing Advanced Life Support
1.3 This guide establishes minimum qualifications and
Transport Units (Withdrawn 2000)
training requirements for the air medical patient care provid-
F1453 Guide for Training and Evaluation of First Respond-
er(s) and the air medical director.
ers Who Provide Emergency Medical Care
1.4 This guide identifies the general content of the curricula F1552 Practice for Training Instructor Qualification and
for air medical training.
Certification Eligibility of Emergency Medical Dispatch-
ers
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
F1651 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
cian (Paramedic)
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
F1705 Guide for Training Emergency Medical Services
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Ambulance Operations
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.2 U.S. Department of Transportation National Standard
2. Referenced Documents
Curricula:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
Emergency Medical Dispatcher
F1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-
Emergency Medical Care—First Responder
nician (Basic)
Emergency Medical Technician—Basic
F1124 SpecificationforRotaryWingAdvancedLifeSupport
Emergency Medical Technician—Intermediate
Emergency Medical Technician—Paramedic
Emergency Medical Services Instructor
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on Emergency
Emergency Vehicles Operator’s Course
Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F30.02 on
Air-Medical Crew Education
Personnel, Training and Education.
Current edition approved July 1, 2012. Published August 2012. Originally
approved in 1989. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as F1229 – 01 (2006).
DOI: 10.1520/F1229-01R12.
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F1229−01 (2012)
3. Terminology rate with the patient care mission, additional training is at the
discretion of the air medical director. Additional areas include
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
the following:
3.1.1 aeromedicine, n—the branch of medicine that deals
5.1.1 Aircraft safety;
with the
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