Competency Based Curriculum

National Vocational Education Qualification Framework

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic / EMT

NVEQ Level I : Emergency Medical Care - Basic (EMT)

Contents
1.

Introduction

2.

About the Sector

3.

Objective of the Course

4.

National Occupational Standards

5.

Course Structure: Class Room/ Practical Activities

6.

Assessment Guide

7.

List of Tools, Equipment, Material

8.

Teachers Qualification

Introduction
The term curriculum (plural: curricula or curriculums) is derived from the Latin word for race course,
referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults. A
competency based curriculum describes what learners must know and be able to do by the end of a
program or study. It identifies the competencies and sub-competencies each learner is expected to master. It
states clearly the criteria and conditions by which performance will be assessed. It also defines the learning
activities that will lead to the learner to mastery of the targeted learning outcome.

The competency based curriculum is broken down into coherent parts known as Units. Each unit is further
broken down into knowledge and skills on the basis of which evidence is to be provided by the learner and the
evaluation is to be done by the teacher or trainer.

About the Sector

Healthcare sector in India has been growing rapidly over the years and is estimated to reach US$ 280 billion by 2020.
Consequently, the sector is also experiencing an incremental demand for human resources across verticals; from
doctors, nurses to allied health professionals and technicians.

As per the recent PHFI report, India has a shortfall of 6

million Allied Health Professionals in the country.

India is far behind global standards in terms of availability of doctors per 1000 people ( India 0.6; US 2.56 or UK 2.3) ,
nurses (India 0.8; US 9.37 or UK 12.12), Midwives (India 0.47; UK 0.63) and lab technicians (India 0.02; US 2.15)

To meet the growing human resource challenges, the National Skill Development Corporation & the Confederation of
Indian Industry have constituted the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC). The Council is expected to promote a
vibrant vocational education system in healthcare in the country by setting up occupational standards, affiliating training
institutes, assessing competency of trainees and issuing certificates. The council aims to facilitate skilling of 4.8 million
people over the next 10 years in allied health & paramedics space.

Objective of the Course

The objective of the program is to develop a pool of trained workforce which can be employed by healthcare service
providers to assist nursing personnel to provide quality healthcare services. This course is geared to prepare school going
children (IX, X, XI & XII standard) with no previous experience in healthcare and who desire to be employed as a healthcare
professional in a healthcare facility on completion of L-4. This program focuses on the acquisition of skills necessary to
assume an auxiliary role in the care of patients under the direct supervision. Upon completion of the course, trainees will be
able to
Demonstrate knowledge about the healthcare sector and healthcare services
Demonstrate the ability to perform clinical skills essential in providing basic healthcare services such as Patient Bathing,
Grooming, Patient dressing-up, Patient Feeding, Elimination needs of Patient, Transferring the Patient within the Hospital,
Assist Nurse in observing & Reporting Changes in Patients, Clean Medical Equipment under observation, Transport
Patients samples, Change & Transport Laundry, etc.
Demonstrate setting of a patient room for admission or discharge
Practice infection control measures
Demonstrate safe and efficient transferring and ambulation techniques
Demonstrate techniques to maintain the personal hygiene needs of a patient
Demonstrate actions in the event of medical and facility emergencies
Demonstrate professional behavior, personal qualities and characteristics of a Patient Care Assistant
Demonstrate good communication, communicate accurately and appropriately in the role of

National Occupational Standards

HSS/ N 2301: Respond to emergency calls
HSS/ N 2302: Size up the scene at the site
HSS/ N 2303: Follow evidence based protocol while managing patients
HSS/ N 2304: Assess patient at the site
HSS/ N 2305: Patient triage based on the defined clinical criteria of severity of illness
HSS/ N 2306: Manage cardiovascular emergency
HSS/ N 2307: Manage cerebro-vascular emergency
HSS/ N 2308: Manage allergic reaction
HSS/ N 2309: Manage poisoning or overdose
HSS/ N 2310: Manage environmental emergency
HSS/ N 2311: Manage behavioral emergency
HSS/ N 2312: Manage obstetrics/Gynaecology emergencies
HSS/ N 2313: Manage bleeding and shock
HSS/ N 2314: Manage soft tissue injuries and burns
HSS/ N 2315: Manage musculoskeletal injuries
HSS/ N 2316: Manage injuries to head and spine
HSS/ N 2317: Manage infants, neonates and children
HSS/ N 2318: Manage respiratory emergency
HSS/ N 2319: Manage severe abdominal pain
HSS/ N 2320: Manage mass casualty incident
HSS/ N 2321: Select the proper provider institute for transfer
HSS/ N 2322: Transport patient to the provider institute
HSS/ N 2323: Manage patient handover to the provider institute
HSS/ N 9601: Collate and communicate health information
HSS/ N 9603: Act within the limits of ones competence and authority
HSS/ N 9604: Work effectively with others
HSS/ N 9605: Manage work to meet requirements
HSS/ N 9606: Maintain a safe, healthy, and secure working environment
HSS/ N 9607: Practice code of conduct while performing duties

Course Structure
Course Structure This course (Vocational qualification package) is a planned sequence of instructions consisting of the
following 10 modules called as Units.

NVEQF Level I
Sl No

Unit Code

Introduction

Introduction

Unit Title
Healthcare Systems and
Delivery
Role of the Emergency
Medical
Technician

HSS/ N 2301

Respond to emergency calls

HSS/ N 2302

Size up the scene at the site

HSS/ N 2303 & HSS/ N 2304

No of Notional
Learning Hours

Pre-requisite Unit,
if any
Nil
Nil

Protocols $ Assessing patient at

the site

HSS/N/5108 & HSS/N/5113

HSS / N / 9606

Hygiene Standards &

Personal
Hygiene
Safety

General Healthcare topics

Primary Medical Care

Nil

General Healthcare topics

Immunization

Nil

HSS / N / 9609

General health care topics

10

HSS / N 5107

Bio Medical Waste

Management
Basic Life Support I
Soft Skills and
Communications -1

Nil
Nil

Nil
Nil
Nil

Course Structure

Healthcare System & Delivery

( An Introduction )
Duration :
Location

Class Room and

Exposure Visit to a
Primary Health Centre

Knowledge
Performance
Teaching and
Evaluation
Evaluation
Training Method
Basic Understanding of
Describe healthcare Narrate Indian
Healthcare Service Providers systems in India
Healthcare system
(primary, secondary &
Interactive lectures &
tertiary)
Discussion
Basic Understanding of
Describe Hospitals Narrate services in
Hospital
services to patients hospital
Functions
in hospitals
Learning Outcome

Basic Understanding of
Doctors offices and Clinics
Long Term Care Facilities

Describe clinics and Narrate services in

services to patients clinic
Visit to Primary Health
in clinic
Centre, Nursing Home
Describe old age
Narrate old age
and Community
care facilities, Home care and Home
Health Centre
care services
care

Course Structure
Role of Patient Care Assistant (PCA)
Duration :

Location

Class Room
& Skill Lab in the
School

Learning Outcome
To develop broad
understanding of the
Role of PCA
Identify Patient Daily
Care needs to be taken
care of by PCA
To develop
Understanding of
Patient Comforts and
Safety

To develop
understanding of
Patient Health Needs

Exhibit Ethical
Behaviour

Knowledge Evaluation
Describe functions of PCA

Teaching and
Training
Method

Performance
Evaluation
Enlist functions
of PCA

Describe Patient daily care

needs Bathing, Eating,
Transferring, etc.
Describe importance of
Positive & Clean
Environment and Infection
Control Practices

Enlist Patient
Daily Care
Needs
Narrate
Infection Control
needs and
importance

Class Room
Discussion

Describe importance of
gaining Patient Trust &
providing emotional
support
Describe various
measurements taken of a
patient
Describe
importance to report back
of any changes in patient
Accountable to patient
and co-workers

Interactive
Lecture &

Charts &
Diagrams

Develop
Standard checklist of
measurements
Enlist basic
etiquettes & dos
& donts

Course Structure
Hygiene Standards & Personal Hygiene

Location

Class Room
&
Skill Lab in the
School

( Unit Code : HSS/N/5108 & HSS/N/5113 )

Duration : .
Knowledge
Performance
Learning Outcome
Evaluation
Evaluation
To develop
Describe key features of Narrate key
understanding of the
healthy living ( such as
features of
concept of Healthy
daily bath, oral hygiene, healthy living
Living
cleanliness, exercise,
etc.
To understand
Describe basic exercise Enlist means of
importance of Physical
and physical postures
maintaining
Health & means of
personal
maintaining Physical
physical health
Health
To develop
Describe methods of
Demonstrate
understanding &
hand washing
methods of hand
procedures of Hand
washing
Hygiene
To develop techniques
Define techniques of
Enlist Daily
of Grooming
good grooming /
grooming habits
appearance

Teaching and
Training Method

Interactive
Lecture &
Class Room
Discussion

Charts &
Diagrams

Practical in Skill
Lab

Course Structure
Hygiene Standards & Personal Hygiene

Location

Class Room
&
Skill Lab in the
School

( Unit Code : HSS/N/5108 & HSS/N/5113 )

Duration : ..
Knowledge
Performance
Learning Outcome
Evaluation
Evaluation
Techniques of Hand
Describe Protocols of
Demonstrate
washing, Hand
Proper Hand Washing
techniques of
Scrubbing, Use of Mask,
Hand Washing
Gown, Gloves, etc.
Techniques of
Describe techniques of Check-list of
Disinfection &
Disinfection &
Sterilization of
Sterilization
Sterilization
equipment
Care and Technique of
Describe methods of
Demonstrate
Sterilization of linen,
sterilization of linen and process for
bed, rubber goods,
consumables used for
autoclaving &
patients
Schedule
To develop techniques
Define techniques of
Enlist Daily
of Grooming
good grooming /
grooming habits
appearance

Teaching and
Training Method

Interactive
Lecture &
Class Room
Discussion
Charts &
Diagrams
Practical in Skill
Lab in School

Exposure Visit to
Primary Health
Centre

Course Structure
Safety
( Unit Code : HSS/N/9606 )
Duration : ..
Location

Learning Outcome
To develop
understanding and
precautions to ensure
Patients Safety

Class Room
&

Knowledge
Evaluation
Describe proper
functioning of
Equipment &
Accessories in
Patients room
Describe good
infection control
practices

Skill Lab in the School

Care Provided to body

and Patients body
when Transferring

Describe Body
Mechanics

Assisting in the use of

protective devices

Protective Devices

Care & precaution

taken when oxygen is
in use

oxygen nature, high

pressure, care

Teaching and
Training
Method

Performance
Evaluation
Create a checklist of items in
Patients Room

Enlist good
infection
control
practices
Demonstrate
in a skill-lab
various aspects
of patient
transfer
Demonstrate
When, how &
what to use
Narrate
protocols

Interactive
Lecture &
Class Room
Discussion
Charts &
Diagrams
Practical in Skill
Lab in School

Exposure Visit to
Primary Health
Centre

Course Structure
Primary Medical Care
( General Healthcare Topic )
Duration : .
Location

Learning Outcome

Knowledge Evaluation

Performance Evaluation

To gain broad
understanding of
Healthcare System in
India
To learn essential
components of primary
healthcare

Describe the healthcare

system in India Primary,
District and Tertiary

Narrate Healthcare system in

India

Describe the role of

primary healthcare
centres

Create a chart of activities

carried by Primary Healthcare
Centres

Class Room
&
Skill Lab in
the School

To gain broad
understanding of Health
related issues in India,
including epidemics

Describe major issues in

healthcare, including
epidemics; describe
precautions and care
during epidemics
To gain understanding of Describe emergency
ambulance and
services provided by
emergency transport
Ambulance.
Describe Ambulance
protocols

Enlist at least 3 Primary

Healthcare Centres in the
vicinity
Narrate major healthcare
related issues

Teaching
and Training
Method

Interactive
Lecture &
Class Room
Discussion
Charts &
Diagrams
Practical in
Skill Lab in
School

Narrate Ambulance Protocols.

Enlist Ambulance services &
equipment in ambulance .
Contact details of ambulance
services in the vicinity

Exposure Visit
to Primary
Health Centre

Course Structure
Immunization
( General Healthcare Topic )
Duration : .
Location

Class Room

Learning Outcome

Knowledge Evaluation

To gain understanding of
Immunity and Need for
Immunization
To learn about Universal
Immunization
Programme

Describe the importance

of immunization
Describe the
Immunization Programme
carried-out by the
Government

Narrate immunization
programme

Teaching
and Training
Method
Interactive
Lecture &

Create an immunization
schedule

Class Room
Discussion

Performance Evaluation

Charts &
Diagrams
Exposure Visit
to Centre in
the vicinity
where Pulse
Polio
Progamme is
being
implemented

Course Structure
Medical Waste Management
( HSS / N / 9609 )
Duration : ..
Location

Class Room

Learning Outcome

Knowledge Evaluation

To gain understanding of
importance of proper
and safe disposal of biomedical waste &
treatment

Describe the importance

and categories of medical
waste.

To gain understanding of
categories of biomedical waste
To learn about disposal
of bio-medical waste
colour coding, types of
containers,
transportation of waste,
etc.

To gain broad
understanding of
standards for biomedical waste disposal
To gain broad

Teaching
Performance Evaluation
and Training
Method
Narrate various types and
Interactive
categories of bio-medical waste Lecture &
and disposal.
Class Room
Create a chart (Colour Coding), Discussion
describing proper bio-medical
Charts &
waste management
Diagrams
Exposure Visit
to a
Healthcare
Centre in the
vicinity

Describe types of biomedical waste and

different colour coding for
safe disposal.

Describe Bio-Medical
Waste Standards

Describe various means

Narrate key features of Biomedical waste standards.

Narrate and create a chart of

Practical
demonstratio
n in the Lab

Course Structure
Basic Life Support
( General Healthcare Topic )
Duration : .
Location

Learning Outcome
To learn First-Aid

Class Room

To learn techniques of
radio pulmonary
resuscitation

Chain of survival

Knowledge Evaluation
Describe the importance
of First Aid

Describe techniques of
radio pulmonary
resuscitation

Performance Evaluation
Narrate and demonstrate first
aid usage

Demonstrate techniques of
radio pulmonary resuscitation

Teaching
and Training
Method
Interactive
Lecture &
Class Room
Discussion
Practical
demonstratio
n of radio
pulmonary
resuscitation
in the skill lab

Course Structure
Soft Skills & Communication
( HSS / N / 5107 )
Duration : ..
Location

Learning Outcome
Art of Communication

Class Room

Knowledge Evaluation
Describe the importance
of communications in
healthcare settings and
different elements of
communications

Communication with
Patients & Family

Interactions with Patients

and their relatives

Communication with
Peers

Interactions with Peers /

Colleagues

Performance Evaluation
Identify elements of
communications

Demonstrate skills of
communication Role Play in
the class room

Demonstrate skills of
communication Role Play in
the class room

Teaching
and Training
Method
Interactive
Lecture &
Class Room
Discussion /
Activities /
Role Play