Chap 1 Flashcards
NHSA and year created
1966
National highway safety act charged the DOT with developing EMS standards
Level of evidence 1
Highest level set of data would result from randomizes controlled trials(RCT)
Level of evidence 4
studies without a control group
Level of evidence 2
Studies that use concurrent controls without true randomization.
NREMT and year created
1970
Creation of the national registry of emergency medical technicians
National highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA) standard EMS system
Regulation and policy Resource management Human Resources and training Transportation Facilities Communication Public information and education Medical direction Trauma systems Evaluation(QI,QA, TQM)
EMT roles and responsibilities
Personal Safety Safety of crew, patient and bystanders Patient assessment Patient care Lifting and moving Transportation Transfer of care Patient advocacy
EMS roles in public health
Injury prevention for geriatric patients
Injury prevention for youth
Public vaccination programs
Disease surveillance
Level of evidence 3
Use retrospective controls
Level of evidence 5
Studies not directly related to the specific patient/ population
Evidence based process
Forming a hypothesis
Reviewing literature
Evaluating evidence
Adopting the practice if evidence supports
NEMSSA and year created
1973
National emergency medical service systems act was created
Definition of quality improvement
Self review with the purpose of identifying aspects of the system that requires improvement
Chain of Human Resources making up the EMS system
Patient- citizen calls 911- EMD-EMR-EMTs- ED- allied health
Two ways research impacts EMS
Patient outcomes
Evidence based techniques
