Title: Identify strategies to avoid litigation.
Course: Emergency Medical Telecommunications (14055-V) > Section: Understanding Legal and Liability Issues in EMD

Identification should include

- avoiding inappropriate behaviors
- participating actively in quality assurance/quality improvement (QA/QI) programs
- participating actively in continuing education programs
- seeking and maintaining EMD certification
- strictly following EMD Guidecards and established policies and procedures
- stating pre-arrival instructions as written.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the continuing education requirements to maintain certification as an EMD? How do you complete these requirements?
- What information is included in the pre-arrival instructions? Where do you obtain the information?