EMT-BASIC Practical Evaluation Guidelines and Skill Sheets - Appendix H - FLOW CHART OF THE INITIAL EMT-B COURSE PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATION PROCESS

Sep 23, 2026

Washington State Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical and Trauma System provides Practical Evaluation Guidelines and Skill Sheets for the EMT-Basic curriculum in Appendix H. The material defines a step-by-step process for the initial EMT-B course practical skill evaluation, specifying required proficiency on practical skills, score requirements, and that no check marks are allowed in Critical Criteria. It also outlines required clinical/field rotations, the comprehensive end-of-course practical skills evaluation using role play, and eligibility for the written certification exam after completion and verification of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor competencies.

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FLOW CHART OF THE INITIAL EMT-B COURSE PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATION PROCESS

NARRATIVE OF THE INITIAL EMT-B COURSE PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATION PROCESS

PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATIONS - Step # 1

Required Practical Skills Evaluations

Individual Practical Skills Evaluation Sheets

Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation Skill Sheets

CLINICAL/FIELD ROTATIONS - Step # 2

Initial EMT-B Course Practical Skills Evaluation & Comprehensive Course Evaluation Summary Sheet

HOSPITAL OBSERVATION TIME - EMT-B COURSE (Current Policy # 21)

Washington State Department of Health Office of Emergency Medical and Trauma System Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Curricula APPENDIX H EMT-BASIC Practical Evaluation Guidelines and Skill Sheets Appendix H – EMT-BASIC Practical Skill Evaluation Skill Sheets FLOW CHART OF THE INITIAL EMT-B COURSE PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATION PROCESS | Step \# 1
Initial EMT-B Students must demonstrate proficiency on practical skills identified for each lesson using practical evaluation skills sheets identified on page H-6 .(EVALUATION LESSONS MAY BE COMBINED WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS LABS TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT) . Students must achieve the required score for each skill
listed on page H-47, and receive NO check marks in the Critical Criteria section. All evaluations must be completed by DOH-approved BLS Evaluators. | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Step \# 2
Initial EMT-B Students must complete clinical/field rotations prior to entrance to the comprehensive end of course evaluation. Information regarding clinical and field rotations is located on pages H-3 and H-4 . | | | | Step \# 3
Initial EMT-B Students must complete the COMPREHENSIVE END OF COURSE PRACTICAL SKILLS EVALUATION using the role play model identified on H-5, and skill sheets on pages H-39 and H-41 . All evaluations must be completed by DOH-approved BLS Evaluators. | | | | | Step \# 4
Initial EMT-B Students: SEIs must issue a CERTIFICATE of COURSE COMPLETION attesting to student competency for the student to be eligible to take the Washington State written certification examination. Prior to issuing the certificate, SEIs must verify the student’s: | | | a. comprehensive cognitive, affective and psychomotor abilities.
b. successful completion of the clinical/field rotation following the procedures identified on pages H-3 and H-4 . | | | | Step \# 5
Initial EMT-B Students: Following receipt of an SEI issued Certificate of Course Completion, the student is eligible to take the Washington State written certification examination. | | | Emergency Medical Technician Basic-National Standard Curriculum Washington State Amended Edition-Revised September 1996 NARRATIVE OF THE INITIAL EMT-B COURSE PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATION PROCESS PRACTICAL SKILL EVALUATIONS-Step \# 1 The practical skills evaluation sheets provided in this appendix are to be used in conjunction with the core curriculum and are organized in the order of the corresponding lessons. They should be copied and provided to each student at the beginning of the training course and are to be used to document the performance of required skills evaluations throughout the training course and during the Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation. Required Practical Skills Evaluations Students must demonstrate proficiency on practical skills identified for each “evaluation lesson”using the required practical skills evaluation sheets specified for that lesson on page H-6 .(EVALUATION LESSONS MAY BE COMBINED WITH PRACTICAL SKILLS LABS TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT) . All evaluations must be completed by DOH-approved BLSEvaluators. Individual Practical Skills Evaluation Sheets The individual practical skills evaluation sheets located on pages H-11 through H-37 are tobe used to document the performance of students during course practical skills evaluations. All evaluations must be completed by DOH-approved BLS Evaluators. Evaluator initials must appear on each evaluation. All practical skill evaluations must be successfully completed before participating in the Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation. Students must achieve the required score for each skill listed on page H-47, and receive NO check marks in the Critical Criteria section. Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation Skill Sheets The Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation skill sheets located on pages H-39 and H-41 are to be used to document the performance of students during the Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation. All evaluations

FAQs

What are the required steps in the initial EMT-B course practical skill evaluation process?

Students follow a flow that starts with demonstrating proficiency using practical skills evaluation sheets, completes clinical/field rotations before the comprehensive end-of-course evaluation, and then completes the comprehensive practical skills evaluation using the role play model and specified skill sheets.

What scoring and Critical Criteria requirements apply to practical skill evaluations?

Students must achieve the required score for each skill listed and receive no check marks in the Critical Criteria section.

When can a student take the Washington State written certification examination?

After receiving the SEI-issued Certificate of Course Completion, following verification of comprehensive cognitive, affective, and psychomotor abilities and successful completion of clinical/field rotations, the student becomes eligible to take the written certification exam.

Sep 23, 2026

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