Chapter 1 EMS Systems Flashcards
Blinding
The method of not giving the specifics of a project to the people participating in a research or study
Case Study
A type of research in which a single case is investigated and documented over a period of time
Certification
A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care
Cohort research
A type of research that examines patters of change, a sequence of events or trends over time within a certain population of study subjects
Continuous quality improvement CQI
A system of internal and external revives and audits of all aspects of an EMS operation
Convenience Sampling
A type of research in which are manually assigned to a specific person or crew, rather than being randomly assigned; the least preferred component of research
Cross-sectional design
A data collection method in which all data at one point in time is collected, essentially serving serving as snap shot of evens and information
Descriptive
A research format in which an observation of an event is made, but without attempts to alter or change it
Ethical
A behavior expected by a person or group following a set of rules
Evidence Based Practice
The use of practices that have been proven to be effective in improving patient outcomes
Inferential
A research format that uses a hypothesis to prove one find from another
Institutional review board (IRB)
A group or institution that follows a set of requirements for review that were devised by the US public Health system
Licensure
The process whereby a state allows qualified people to perform a regulated act
Literature Review
A form of research in which the existing literature is reviewed and the research analyzes the collection of research to dora a conclusion
Longitudinal design
A data collection method in which information is collected at various set time intervals and not just at one time
Medical direction
Direction given EMS service or provider by physician
Mobile ICU
An early title given to an ambulance style unit
Off-Line medical control
Medical condition given through a set of protocols, policies and/or standards
Parameters
Out lined measures that me bare difficult to obtain in a research project
Protocol
A treatment plan developed for a special illness or injury
Prospective Research
A type or research that gathers information as events occurs in real time
Qualitative
A type of statistic in research that does not use numeric information
Reciprocity
The process granting licensure or certification to a provider from another state or agency
Research Agenda
The specific question that aims to answer and the precise methods in which data will be gathered.
Research Consortium
A group of agencies working together to study a particular topic
Research Domain
The area that will be impacted by the study
Retrospective Research
Research performed from current available information
Sampling Errors
Expected errors in the sampling phase of research
Standing Order
A type of protocol that is written document and signed by the EMS system’s medical director that outlines specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding patient care that is rendered prior to contacting medical control
Systematic Sampling
A computer generated list o subjects or groups of research
Trauma systems
The collaboration of prehospital and in-hospital medicine that focuses on optimizing the use of resources and assists of each with a primary goal of reducing the mortality and morbidity of trauma patients
Unblinded Study
A type of study in which the subjects are advised of all aspects of the study
Alternative Time Sampling
Time parameters that are set during in a research project
History of EMS - 1800
Napoleons designated a vehicle and attendant to care for injuries on the battlefield
History of EMS - 1860
The first recorded civilian ambulance came out of combination in the US
History of EMS - 1865
The first civilian ambulance came our of Commercial Hospital in Cincinnati OH
History of EMS - 1869
The first ambulance service was started out of Bellevue Hospital in New York, NY
History of EMS - 1899
The first operated automobile-type ambulance came out of Micheal Reese Hospital in Chicago
History of EMS - 1926
Phoenix Fire Dept. adds service similar to present day EMS
History of EMS - 1928
Jules Stanley Wise launched the first rescue squad out of Roanoake VA
History of EMS - 1951
First Helicopter was used in the Korean War
History of EMS - 1965
Release of The White Paper
Who is Dr. Nagel?
Father of Paramedicine
Developed Telemetry
History of EMS - 1971
First Paramedicine text book was release by AAOS
