ASTM F1177-02

Standard Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Services

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology covers standard definitions of terms which apply to all F30 standards, but which are more precise than common usage.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-2002
• ICS: 01.040.11 - Health care technology (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 11.160 - First aid
• Technical Committee: F30 - Emergency Medical Services
• Drafting Committee: F30.06 - Terminology

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM F1177-96a - Standard Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Services
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM F1177-02(2009) - Standard Terminology Relating to Emergency Medical Services (Withdrawn 2018)
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2009
• Referred By: ASTM F1654-95(2020) - Standard Guide for Training and Evaluation of Individuals Who Are Responsible for or Perform Triage in a Prehospital Environment
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1705-96(2020) - Standard Guide for Training Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Operations
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1558-94(2015) - Standard Guide for Characteristics for Adjunct Cervical Spine Immobilization Devices (ACSID)
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1653-95(2020) - Standard Guide for Scope of Performance of Triage in a Prehospital Environment
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1559-94(2015) - Standard Guide for Characteristics for Cervical Spine Immobilization Collar(s) (CSIC)
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1555-94(2015) - Standard Guide for Characteristics for Extremity Splints
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1556-94(2015) - Standard Guide for Spinal Immobilization and Extrication (SPINE) Device Characteristics
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1453-92(2020) - Standard Guide for Training and Evaluation of First Responders Who Provide Emergency Medical Care
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1616-95(2016) - Standard Guide for Scope of Performance of First Responders Who Practice in the Wilderness or Delayed or Prolonged Transport Settings
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1949-22 - Standard Specification for Medical Oxygen Delivery Systems for EMS Ground Vehicles
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F3222-16 - Standard Terminology Relating to F32 Land Search and Rescue Standards and Guides
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM F1552-94(2016) - Standard Practice for Training Instructor Qualification and Certification Eligibility of Emergency Medical Dispatchers
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:F1177–02
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Emergency Medical Services
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1177; 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.
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1. Scope 3.1.3 Taber’sCyclopedicMedicalDictionary,16thEdition.
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3.1.4 Mosby’s Emergency Dictionary.
1.1 This terminology covers standard definitions of terms
3.2 Definitions:
which apply to all F30 standards, but which are more precise
than common usage.
adjunct instructor—an individual with specialized subject
matter expertise, who, on occasion, instructs a specific topic
2. Referenced Documents
of a curriculum under the direction of the course instructor/
2.1 ASTM Standards:
coordinator. F 1256, F 1257
F 1219 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-
advanced life support—medically accepted life sustaining,
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cian (Basic) to Perform Initial and Detailed Assessment
invasive or non-invasive procedures; provided under the
F 1253 Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Techni-
direction of a physician or other authorized health care
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cian (Basic) to Perform Patient Secondary Assessment
provider.
F 1254 Practice for Performance of Prehospital Manual
ambulance—a vehicle for transportation of the sick and
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Defibrillation
injured, equipped and staffed to provide emergency medical
F 1255 Practice for Performance of Prehospital Automated
care during transit.
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Defibrillation
ambulance service—a qualified provider of medical transpor-
F 1256 Guide for Selection and Practice of Emergency
tation for patients requiring treatment or monitoring, or both,
Medical Services Instructor for Basic Life Support/
due to illness or injury.
EmergencyMedicalTechnician(BLS/EMT)TrainingPro-
ambulance service provider—a person or organization, either
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grams
public or private, responsible for operation, maintenance,
F 1257 Guide for Selection and Practice of Emergency
and administation of an ambulance service.
Medical Services Instructor for Advanced Life Support/
associate instructor—an individual who possesses the quali-
Emergency Medical Technician (ALS/EMT) Training
fications and education/training of a course instructor/
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Programs
coordinator, but, in a specific course, assumes a supportive
F 1287 Guide for Scope of Performance of First Responders
or assisting role to the course instructor/coordinator. This
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Who Provide Emergency Medical Care
individual may substitute for the course instructor/
coordinator in case of necessity or, in other courses, serves
3. Terminology
as a course instructor/coordinator. F 1256, F 1257
3.1 Appropriate definitions for interpretation of terms used
basic life support (BLS)—medically accepted non-invasive
in ASTM Emergency Medical Services standards shall be
procedures used to sustain life.
determined in the following order:
basic life support/cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BLS/
3.1.1 Specific definitions of terminology or description of
CPR)—a set of skills that includes airway management,
terms provided in the standard. These will apply to use of the
chest compressions, and others as defined by the American
term in that standard only.
Heart Association. F 1254, F 1255, F 1287
3.1.2 ASTM Standard Terminology Relating to Emergency
call rotation—a system in which emergency medical re-
Medical Services (F 1177).
sponses are allocated sequentially to multiple providers.
clinical certification—a standardized process for evaluation
and recognition of an acceptable level of competence in a
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specific aspect of patient care. F 1256, F 1257
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F30 on
Emergency Medical Services and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
clinical experience—exposure to and practice in an area of
F30.06 on Terminology.
patient care. F 1256, F 1257
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 2002. Published October 2002. Originally
published as F 1177 – 88. Last previous edition F 1177 – 96a.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 13.01.
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Discontinued. See 1998 Annual Book of ASTM Standards , Vol 13.01. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 16th Edition, F. A. Davis Company,
Philadelphia, PA, 1989.
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Mosby’s Emergency Dictionary, C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, MO, 1989.
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F1177–02
clinical/field preceptor—an individual who supervises and to planning, training, implementation, and evaluation (also
evaluates the students during clinical or field experiences known as off-line medical control).
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