EMS Domains & Capabilities Assessment

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Our comprehensive Special Pathogen Operational Readiness Assessment for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) covers 11 domains and 52 capabilities. Along with the assessment, we can provide training and resources to help your EMS team advance its readiness for special pathogen events.

Education, Training and Exercises Domain

  • ET1. Initial Education and Competency Assessment
  • ET2. Recurrent Education and Competency Assessment
  • ET3. Agency-Wide Hazard Recognition Education (Identify, Isolate, Inform)
  • ET4. Just-In-Time Training
  • ET5. Exercises and Drills

PUI and Confirmed Case Management Domain

  • PUI1. Identify Capability
  • PUI2. Isolate Capability
  • PUI3. Inform Capability

Communications and Coordination Domain

  • C1. Hospital
  • C2. Transport Team
  • C3. Patient
  • C4. Partner Agencies (public health, emergency management, law enforcement, airport/fixed based operator)
  • C5. Media Relations

Infection Prevention and Control Domain

  • IC1. Ambulance
  • IC2. Durable Equipment
  • IC3. Personal Protective Equipment
  • IC4. PPE Donning and Doffing
  • IC5. Portable Patient Isolation Unit
  • IC6. Waste Management

Hospital/clinic Interface Domain

  • HI1. Patient Preparation
  • HI2. Patient Hand-off

Treatment and Care Domain

  • Tx1. Clinical Care Guidelines
  • Tx2. Charting
  • Tx3. Medical Control/Medical Oversight
  • Tx4. Quality Improvement
  • Tx5. Patient Deterioration/death

Personnel Management Domain

  • PM1. Team Configuration
  • PM2. Fitness for Duty
  • PM3. Occupational Health
  • PM4. Employee Assistance Program
  • PM5. Post-mission Medical Surveillance
  • PM6. Post-mission After-action Review
  • PM7. Regulatory Compliance

Patient Movement Domain

  • PM1. Destination guidelines
  • PM2. Fleet/Vehicle Resources
  • PM3. Long Distance Ground
  • PM4. Air Ambulance Interface

Emergency Operating Procedures Domain

  • EOP1. Biohazard Spill
  • EOP2. PPE Breach
  • EOP3. Provider Down
  • EOP4. Vehicle Failure

Special Considerations Domain

  • SC1. Pediatric Transport
  • SC2. Neonate Transport
  • SC3. Special Needs Patient Transport
  • SC4. Interstate Transport
  • SC5. Inclement Weather
  • SC6. Finance
  • SC7. Language Barriers

Pandemic Domain

  • P1. Supply Chain Integrity
  • P2. Workforce Integrity
  • P3. Crisis Standards of Care
  • P4. Modified Operations

Definitions

NETEC Domains: Organizational categories that special pathogen preparedness programs should consider when preparing for response to special pathogen events.

Capabilities: The core components domains are comprised of that focus on critical operational elements for special pathogen preparedness and response.