EMS Education Dr. Miada Mahmoud Rady

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Lecture outlines 1. Types of EMS education.

2. The National EMS Scope of Practice Model.

3. National EMS Core Content.

4. Continuous education .

5. National Registry of EMTs.

6. Public education.

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EMS Education

• Two kinds of EMS education are initial and continuing

education:

1. Initial education.

2. Continuous education .

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Initial education

• Definition : Initial education is the original training course for

prehospital providers.

• Most states base paramedic education programs on the National

EMS Education Standards.

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Domains and objective of initial education

divided into 3 specific learning domains:

1. Cognitive.

2. Affective.

3. Psychomotor.

Objective : is to develop competence necessary for safe entry-level

paramedics to serve health care needs of population

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National EMS Education Standards.

• National EMS education standard : define the

competencies, clinical behaviors, and judgments that must

be met by entry-level EMS personnel to meet practice

guidelines defined in the National EMS Scope of Practice

Model."

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Led by National Association of EMS Educators.

Replace NHTSA’s national standard curricula.

Goal of national EMS education standard is : for all

paramedics to meet practice guidelines.

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The National EMS Scope of Practice Model

• Also known as ( Scope of Practice) , published in 2007 and it included the

following

1. Defined four levels of EMS personnel.

2. Defined practices, minimum skills required for each level.

3. Recommended that each level assumes mastery of previous level .

4. Recommended that the paramedic must demonstrate each skill within scope of

practice for all patients

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• Four levels of EMS personnel identified by scope of

practice are :

1. First Responder(EMR)

2. Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT)

3. Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate ( AEMT )

4. Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (PARAMEDIC)

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National EMS Core Content

National EMS Core Content published in 2005

Defined entire domain of out‐of‐hospital practice

Identified universal body of knowledge, skills for EMS personnel

Led by National Association of EMS Physicians and American

College of Emergency Physicians

Once the initial education is completed, the paramedic will become either certified or licensed.

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Continuous education

Continuing education programs include refresher courses for

recertification and periodic in-service training sessions.

Most states require paramedics show proof of hours spent in

continuing education or refresher programs.

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Importance of continuous education

1. Keeps you up to date on new research findings and new

techniques and skills.

2. Helps prevent degradation of skills used less frequently.

3. To know the current issues in your state that affect you and

your system’s ability to provide quality emergency medical

care.

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Forms of continuous education

1. Conferences, seminars , lectures and workshops

2. Quality‐improvement reviews

3. Skill laboratories

4. Certification and recertification programs

5. Refresher training programs

6. Journal studies

7. Multimedia presentations and internet based study

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(NREMT)

1. Prepares and administers standardized tests for the

First Responder, EMT-Basic, EMT- Intermediate, and

EMT-Paramedic.

2. Establishes the qualifications for registration and re-

registration, and for establishing a minimal standard

of competency.

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Public Education

• An essential and often overlooked component of EMS is the public.

• EMS systems should develop plans to educate the public on :

1. Recognizing an emergency.

2. Accessing the system.

3. Initiating BLS procedures.

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Review Questions

• Enumerate forms of continuous education ?

• Give short account on The National EMS Scope of Practice Model?

Any questions?