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EducationThere have been a handful of studies designed to analyze the suitability of the curricula and training practices to the actual provision of services by EMTs.74-78 There seems to be very little in the way of actual evaluation of the relationship between curricula, educational methods and practice. For example, the core competencies expected of paramedics vary widely across the country, suggesting a lack of agreement on the appropriate set of skills for an entry-level paramedic. An example of educational research is the analysis to determine whether the advanced airway training module in the EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum assured competency in performing endotracheal intubation, a complex skill. Two investigations found that most EMT-Basic level providers did not achieve skill competency when asked to perform endotracheal intubation on actual patients in the field.79,80 |