Fire and Emergency Medical Care (NFPA 1001)selected product title

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This Recert course discusses the importance of EMS and its components, requirements, design, and delivery options within today’s fire department. Topics covered include the levels of EMS, their requisite scope of practice and training and continuing education requirements, and the types of EMS delivery systems and the forms of interaction between EMS providers and others within the healthcare arena.

After completing this course, the fire fighter will be able to:

• Define rehabilitation.
• Describe how the delivery of EMS fits into the mission of the fire department.
• List the set of emergency medical skills provided by Basic Life Support (BLS) personnel.
• List the set of emergency medical skills provided by Advanced Life Support (ALS) personnel.
• Distinguish between the two types of BLS training.
• Describe the skills emergency medical technicians are permitted to perform in the field.
• Distinguish between the two types of ALS training.
• Identify the types of agencies that provide EMS training.
• Describe the importance of continuing education in maintaining emergency medical certification.
• Describe the types of EMS delivery systems.
• List the advantages of locating the EMS system within the fire department.
• Define a combination EMS system and describe how it operates in conjunction with the fire department.
• Define a fire department EMS system and describe its operation.
• Describe the three types of personal interactions that EMS personnel encounter daily.
• Describe how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) affects emergency medical providers and patient confidentiality.

Fire fighters who successfully complete the Fire and Emergency Medical Care course are eligible for 0.5 hours of continuing education.