Standard Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) to Perform Patient Examination Techniques

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1.1 This guide covers the minimum patient examination techniques that the emergency medical technician (basic) shall be trained to use when assessing ill or injured patients of all ages.
1.2 This guide is one of a series which together describe the minimum training standard for the emergency medical technician (basic).
1.3 This standard does not purport to address the safety problems 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: F 1285 – 90 (Reapproved 1998)
Standard Guide for
Training the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) to
Perform Patient Examination Techniques
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1285; 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.
1. Scope 4. Significance and Use
1.1 This guide covers the minimum patient examination 4.1 This guide establishes the minimum national standard
techniques that the emergency medical technician (basic) shall for training the emergency medical technician (basic) to
be trained to use when assessing ill or injured patients of all perform patient examination techniques on patients of all ages.
ages. 4.2 This guide shall be used by those who wish to identify
1.2 This guide is one of a series which together describe the the minimum training standard for the emergency medical
minimum training standard for the emergency medical techni- technician (basic) as it relates to the performance of patient
cian (basic). examination techniques.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address the safety 4.3 This guide shall be used as the basis to revise Practice
problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the F 1031.
user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health 4.4 Every person who is identified as an emergency medical
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita- technician (basic) shall have been trained in accordance with
tions prior to use. this guide.
4.5 This guide does not stand alone and must be used in
2. Referenced Documents
conjunction with the applicable documents cited in Section 2.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Examination Techniques
F 1031 Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Tech-
nician (Basic) 5.1 The emergency medical technician (basic) shall be
trained to perform the following examination techniques and to
3. Terminology
recognize the differences that exist because of age and sex:
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
5.1.1 Assess respirations for rate, rhythm, and quality,
3.1.1 auscultation—examination by listening with a stetho- 5.1.2 Auscultate for breath sounds,
scope.
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