Title: Demonstrate the assessment and management of patients who may have an infectious disease.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician II (14055-II) > Section: Managing Medical Emergencies

Demonstration should include

- decontamination of the ambulance and equipment after patient treatment
- sepsis and septic shock
- human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- hepatitis
- tuberculosis (TB)
- other infectious diseases to be determined locally.

Demonstration should include psychosocial aspects of age-related assessment and treatment modifications for the major or common diseases and/or emergencies associated with pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the minimum standard of personal protection when treating a patient?
- What are the decontamination protocols for an ambulance and equipment after treating a patient?
- How does one appropriately use and dispose of PPE after a potential infectious disease exposure?
- When is it important to contact the infectious control officer?