Demonstrate the assessment and management of patients who may have an infectious disease.

Demonstration should include

• decontamination of the ambulance and equipment after patient treatment
• sepsis and septic shock
• human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• hepatitis
• tuberculosis (TB)
• other infectious diseases to be determined locally.

Demonstration should include psychosocial aspects of age-related assessment and treatment modifications for the major or common diseases and/or emergencies associated with pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the minimum standard of personal protection when treating a patient?
• What are the decontamination protocols for an ambulance and equipment after treating a patient?
• How does one appropriately use and dispose of PPE after a potential infectious disease exposure?
• When is it important to contact the infectious control officer?