Critical Decision Making, Crew Resource Management, and Legal Considerations

Critical Decision Making, Crew Resource Management

and Legal Considerations

11:00 AM until 1:00 PM Presented by Chris Greb NRP and Dr. Iobst

Chris is a local EMS provider and instructor. He holds

various certifications including Pro-board Fire Officer

IV, Fire Instructor II, Fire and Life Safety Educator II,

Vehicle Rescue Technician, and PA EMS Instructor.

He also helps lead the Lehigh County EMS

Association, MCI preparedness and EMS Incident

Management team.

This program will discuss

• Current theories regarding human decision

making in critical and non-critical situations

• Factors that lead to poor decisions and strategies

to mitigate these factors

• How Crew Resource Management can be used in EMS to improve patient

safety, satisfaction and treatment

• Barriers to effective communication and strategies to mitigate these barriers

Furthermore, we will review

• The definition of a patient as prescribed in PA EMS protocols

• Documentation for non-patient encounters

• Capacity and Competence as it relates to medical decision making

• The Mental Health Procedures Act as it relates to EMS

This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for

continuing education credit for all EMS providers.