In the 2000s, which organization identified universal knowledge and skills for EMS professionals through the new National EMS Education Standards (NEMSES) curriculum?

• A. National EMS Education Standards (NEMSES)
• B. National EMS Curriculum Framework
• C. EMS Knowledge and Skills Standards
• D. National Training Standards for EMS

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is that EMS education was standardized by a national set of expectations. In the 2000s, universal knowledge and skills for EMS professionals were defined by the National EMS Education Standards, and the NEMSES curriculum is built directly from those standards. This means the organization behind identifying what all EMS providers should know and be able to do is the National EMS Education Standards themselves, with the curriculum (NEMSES) serving as the teaching framework that implements those universal competencies. The other names don’t represent the official national standard-setter for these universal skills, so they don’t fit as the source of the NEMSES curriculum.