ASTM F1220-95(2014)
Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System 40;EMSS41; Telecommunications

Standard No.

ASTM F1220-95(2014)

Release Date

1995

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Status

Be replaced

Replace By

ASTM F1220-95(2022)

Latest

ASTM F1220-95(2022)

Scope

5.1 In situations in which the coordination of EMSS communications among political subdivisions affects the health and safety of the state’s population, it is appropriate for state government to take a coordinating role. Statewide planning for coordinated use of radio frequencies for EMSS communications is specifically needed.

5.2 The state is the logical unit to formulate the statutory and regulatory framework for EMSS planning. State planning for area-wide EMSS communications provides authority to accomplish coordination in the use of available radio frequencies, thus promoting multiagency cooperation to best serve the public needs.

5.3 With statewide planning, communities, counties, and multicounty EMSS regions are provided with guidance to achieve the performance goals and objectives of their EMSS communications systems.

5.4 The statewide EMSS communications performance goals and objectives in Sections 10 – 15 address specific roles of state governments in EMSS communications systems planning. These performance goals and objectives should be considered by states for evaluating, planning, and implementing of acceptable EMSS communications statewide.

1.1 This guide covers telecommunications practices and performance standards required to support all of the functions of community EMSS on a statewide basis. It defines state planning goals and objectives for EMSS communications.

1.2 This guide is for planning, coordinating, integrating, and evaluating telecommunications resources statewide to satisfy the functional needs of comprehensive community EMSS systems.

1.3 To facilitate a two-tiered planning approach recommended for EMSS communications, this guide identifies those communications system features that should be coordinated on a statewide basis and defined in statewide (first tier) EMSS communications planning guidelines. Local (second tier) EMSS communications plans prepared in accordance with the statewide guidelines should then be tailored to satisfy local EMSS needs while providing compatibility and interoperability of communications with other EMSS.

1.4 The sections in this guide appear in the following sequence:

	Section
Scope	1
Referenced Documents	2
Terminology ...... ASTM F1220-95(2014) Referenced Document ASTM F1031 Standard Practice for Training the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic)*， 2022-03-15 Update ASTM F1149 Standard Practice for Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Authority of Individuals and Institutions Providing Medical Direction of Emergency Medical Services ASTM F1221 Standard Guide for Interagency Information Exchange*， 2022-09-01 Update ASTM F1229 Standard Guide for Qualification and Training of EMS Air Medical Patient Care Providers*， 2016-06-01 Update ASTM F1254 Standard Practice for Performance of Prehospital Manual Defibrillation (Withdrawn 2007)*， 2017-08-16 Update ASTM F1258 Standard Practice for Emergency Medical Dispatch*， 2022-09-01 Update ASTM F1287 Standard Guide for Scope of Performance of First Responders Who Provide Emergency Medical Care*， 2020-11-01 Update ASTM F1381 Standard Guide for Planning and Developing 9-1-1 Enhanced Telephone Systems ASTM F1418 Standard Guide for Training the Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) in Roles and Responsibilities ASTM F1453 Standard Guide for Training and Evaluation of First Responders Who Provide Emergency Medical Care*， 2020-11-01 Update ASTM F1517 Standard Guide for Scope of Performance of Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Operations ASTM F1552 Standard Practice for Training Instructor Qualification and Certification Eligibility of Emergency Medical Dispatchers ASTM F1560 Standard Practice for Emergency Medical Dispatch Management*， 2022-09-01 Update ASTM F1220-95(2014) history 2022 ASTM F1220-95(2022) Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System (EMSS) Telecommunications 1995 ASTM F1220-95(2014) Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System 40;EMSS41; Telecommunications 1995 ASTM F1220-95(2006) Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System (EMSS) Telecommunications 1995 ASTM F1220-95(2001) Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System (EMSS) Telecommunications 2001 ASTM F1220-95 Standard Guide for Emergency Medical Services System (EMSS) Telecommunications Copyright ©2024 All Rights Reserved