4N0X1_EMT_Minimum_Core_Tasks.pdf

The below listing represents the Core Tasks that the Air Force Career Field Manager identifies as minimum qualification requirements for everyone within the 4N0X1 career field and are found in the Career Field Education and Training Plan (CFETP).

The CFETP is a comprehensive education and training document that identifies the legal scope of practice within the Air Force Medical Service, life-cycle education/training requirements, training support resources, and core task requirements for this specialty.

Core Task training occurs through Career Development Course (CDC) which is non-resident, student instruction materials (self-study correspondence course) designed to provide airmen with the fundamental knowledge of their Air Force Specialty as well as through on-the-job training (OJT), hands-on, over-the-shoulder training conducted to certify personnel in both upgrade (skill level award) and job qualification (duty position certification) training.

Core Tasks are trained to a “Go” level. In OJT, this is the stage at which a trainee has gained enough skill, knowledge, and experience to perform the tasks without supervision.

1. Initial Medical Readiness Training

2. Components of Composite Health Care System/Armed Forces Health Longitudinal

Technology Application

3. Preventive Health Assessment/Individual Medical Readiness

4. Perform daily inventory and equipment checks (e.g. crash carts, ambulance, treatment room etc.)

5. Maintain enlisted training folder

6. Training documentation

7. Perform metric conversions

8. Calculate weights and measures

9. Use medical terms in reporting and recording

10. Legal aspects

11. Document nursing assessments

12. Document interventions/procedures

13. Document patient education

14. Perform hand-washing

15. Don/doff sterile gloves

16. Don/doff non-sterile gloves

17. Dispose of contaminated materials

18. Temperature

19. Pulse rate

20. Respiratory rate

21. Auscultation

22. Palpation

23. Pain scale

24. Height (standing) and weight

25. Orthostatic vital signs

26. Neuro checks

27. Accomplish a 12-lead EKG

28. Visual acuity test

29. Blood from venipuncture

30. Throat culture

31. Perform finger stick for blood sampling

32. Document medication administration and fluid therapy

33. Oral medication

34. Subcutaneous injection

35. Intramuscular injection

36. Agents in prefilled or Tubex syringes (e.g. EpiPen)

37. Set-up, regulate, and monitor intravenous fluid administration

38. Initiate peripheral intravenous infusion/saline lock

39. Change intravenous fluid bags/bottles

40. Discontinue intravenous infusion/heparin lock

41. Calculate dosages/drip rates

42. Basic physical examination

43. Assist with chest tube insertion/water seal drainage

44. Ear irrigation

45. Eye irrigation

46. Wound evaluation

47. Burns evaluation

48. Wound irrigation/scrub

49. Suturing

50. Sterile Dressings Application And Change (Dry)

51. Heat and cold treatments

52. Teach and assist patients ambulating with walkers, canes, and crutches

53. Apply simple splint

54. Measure for crutches

55. Perform basic life support

56. Set up a Cardiac monitor/defibrillator

57. Identify life threatening arrhythmias

58. Assemble/interchange fixed and portable oxygen delivery system

59. Apply nasal cannula

60. Apply simple face mask

61. Apply nonrebreather mask

62. Maintain Outpatient Health Records - Non-flying

63. SOAPP note

64. AF Form 422, Physical Profile Serial Report to include 31/37/81 report and assignment limitation code C

65. DD Form 766/2766C, Adult Preventive and Chronic Care Flowsheet

66. Update PIMR database

67. Obtain and Maintain National Registry Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Certification

68. Patient assessment

69. Assess breath sounds

70. Identify abnormal respirations/oxygen deficit

71. Set-up suctioning equipment

72. Suction oral/nasal pharynx

73. Insert nasopharyngeal airway

74. Insert oropharyngeal airway

75. Ventilate patient with bag-valve-mask

76. Apply pressure dressing

77. Elevate bleeding part

78. Use pressure points to control bleeding

79. Place patient in shock position

80. Aeromedical disposition Determination

81. Apply medical standards

82. Medical Treatment Record Review, Mobility/deployment

In addition to the above identified Core Tasks, the following list of NREMT-B core tasks do not have to be trained/certified for upgrade training status unless the tasks are required by duty position. Upon completion of initial National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (NREMT-B) certification through the 4N0X1 Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice course, these items are trained/certified. This list should be referred to when establishing a unit master task list (MTL).

Line Item Task

1. Perform basic life support

2. Assemble/interchange fixed and portable oxygen delivery system

3. Apply nasal cannula

4. Apply simple face mask

5. Apply nonrebreathing mask

6. Patient assessment

7. Set-up suctioning equipment

8. Suction oral/nasal pharynx

9. Insert nasopharyngeal airway

10. Insert oropharyngeal airway

11. Ventilate patient with bagvalve- mask

12. Apply pressure dressing

13. Elevate bleeding part

14. Use pressure points to control bleeding

15. Place patient in shock position