EMT Lesson Plans

Chapter 38: Incident Command

National EMS Education Standard Competencies

EMS Operations Knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities to ensure patient, public, and personnel safety.

Incident Management

 Establish and work within the incident management system. (pp 1387–1394)

Knowledge Objectives 1. Describe the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and its major components. (pp 1387– 1388) 2. Describe the purpose of the incident command system (ICS) and its organizational structure and explain the role of EMS response within it. (pp 1388–1392) 3. Describe how the ICS assists the EMS in ensuring both personal safety and the safety of bystanders, health care professionals, and patients during an emergency. (pp 1392–1393 ) 4. Describe the role of the EMT in establishing command under the ICS. (p 1392) 5. Explain the purpose of medical incident command within the incident management system and describe its organizational structure within ICS. (pp 1393–1394)