Michigan EMS Instructor Coordinator Education Program
Curriculum Study Set 2026
EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach (2000)
The Education Agenda will create an EMS education system that
"emphasizes high-level cognition, problem solving, and the ability to deal
with ambiguity and
conflicting priorities.
Secondary source for information concerning EMS instructor education is
derived from the following sources:
1. Education professional groups
2. Academic settings
3. Internet sites on education
4. Collected bodies of knowledge recognized for their expertise in
educational theories and best practices
5. Others
DOT/NHTSA
Establish EMS curriculum at federal level
National Education Standards for EMS topics and for
specialty items like transportation issues
,The four element of Negligence are
1. Duty to Act
2. Breach of Duty
3. Injury
4. Cause (or Causation)
Duty to Act
The individual believed to be responsible had a legal obligation to act
Breach of Duty
The duty to act was breached by doing (committing) or not doing (omitting) a
reasonable and prudent action
Injury
An injury was sustained to the person who is suing
Cause (or Causation)
A linkage exists between the injury that occurred and the breach of the duty to
act
National standards for EMS instructors
Currently there is no standardized set of guidelines agreed upon by all
stakeholders of EMS regarding instructor standard of practice
,Areas for potential liability for Instructors
1. Discrimination
2. Harassment
3. Sexual Harassment
4. Student Injury
5. Patient Injury
6. Americans with Disabilities Act
, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Certain reasonable accommodations must be made to students with
documented disabilities
These accommodations must be reasonable: in other words, if the
accommodations represent something that would not be an expected
element of job performance, than it is generally safe to provide it
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Education programs must follow all applicable national and state OSHA rules
and regulations
Copyright Clearance Center
Is the clearinghouse for permission to use copyrighted
materials A fee is charged for this service
Copyright Act of 1907
The original copyright law
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)
1. This law was enacted to cover copyright issues regarding
digital transmission of information
2. Law is still being defined and tested in court
Curriculum Study Set 2026
EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach (2000)
The Education Agenda will create an EMS education system that
"emphasizes high-level cognition, problem solving, and the ability to deal
with ambiguity and
conflicting priorities.
Secondary source for information concerning EMS instructor education is
derived from the following sources:
1. Education professional groups
2. Academic settings
3. Internet sites on education
4. Collected bodies of knowledge recognized for their expertise in
educational theories and best practices
5. Others
DOT/NHTSA
Establish EMS curriculum at federal level
National Education Standards for EMS topics and for
specialty items like transportation issues
,The four element of Negligence are
1. Duty to Act
2. Breach of Duty
3. Injury
4. Cause (or Causation)
Duty to Act
The individual believed to be responsible had a legal obligation to act
Breach of Duty
The duty to act was breached by doing (committing) or not doing (omitting) a
reasonable and prudent action
Injury
An injury was sustained to the person who is suing
Cause (or Causation)
A linkage exists between the injury that occurred and the breach of the duty to
act
National standards for EMS instructors
Currently there is no standardized set of guidelines agreed upon by all
stakeholders of EMS regarding instructor standard of practice
,Areas for potential liability for Instructors
1. Discrimination
2. Harassment
3. Sexual Harassment
4. Student Injury
5. Patient Injury
6. Americans with Disabilities Act
, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Certain reasonable accommodations must be made to students with
documented disabilities
These accommodations must be reasonable: in other words, if the
accommodations represent something that would not be an expected
element of job performance, than it is generally safe to provide it
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Education programs must follow all applicable national and state OSHA rules
and regulations
Copyright Clearance Center
Is the clearinghouse for permission to use copyrighted
materials A fee is charged for this service
Copyright Act of 1907
The original copyright law
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (1998)
1. This law was enacted to cover copyright issues regarding
digital transmission of information
2. Law is still being defined and tested in court
