Chapter 1 EMS Systems

Question 1

Blinding

Answer 1

The method of not giving the specifics of a project to the people participating in a research or study

Question 2

Case Study

Answer 2

A type of research in which a single case is investigated and documented over a period of time

Question 3

Certification

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Cohort research

Answer 4

A type of research that examines patters of change, a sequence of events or trends over time within a certain population of study subjects

Question 5

Continuous quality improvement CQI

Answer 5

A system of internal and external revives and audits of all aspects of an EMS operation

Question 6

Convenience Sampling

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Cross-sectional design

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Descriptive

Answer 8

A research format in which an observation of an event is made, but without attempts to alter or change it

Question 9

Ethical

Answer 9

A behavior expected by a person or group following a set of rules

Question 10

Evidence Based Practice

Answer 10

The use of practices that have been proven to be effective in improving patient outcomes

Question 11

Inferential

Answer 11

A research format that uses a hypothesis to prove one find from another

Question 12

Institutional review board (IRB)

Answer 12

A group or institution that follows a set of requirements for review that were devised by the US public Health system

Question 13

Licensure

Answer 13

The process whereby a state allows qualified people to perform a regulated act

Question 14

Literature Review

Answer 14

A form of research in which the existing literature is reviewed and the research analyzes the collection of research to dora a conclusion

Question 15

Longitudinal design

Answer 15

A data collection method in which information is collected at various set time intervals and not just at one time

Question 16

Medical direction

Answer 16

Direction given EMS service or provider by physician

Question 17

Mobile ICU

Answer 17

An early title given to an ambulance style unit

Question 18

Off-Line medical control

Answer 18

Medical condition given through a set of protocols, policies and/or standards

Question 19

Parameters

Answer 19

Out lined measures that me bare difficult to obtain in a research project

Question 20

Protocol

Answer 20

A treatment plan developed for a special illness or injury

Question 21

Prospective Research

Answer 21

A type or research that gathers information as events occurs in real time

Question 22

Qualitative

Answer 22

A type of statistic in research that does not use numeric information

Question 23

Reciprocity

Answer 23

The process granting licensure or certification to a provider from another state or agency

Question 24

Research Agenda

Answer 24

The specific question that aims to answer and the precise methods in which data will be gathered.

Question 25

Research Consortium

Answer 25

A group of agencies working together to study a particular topic

Question 26

Research Domain

Answer 26

The area that will be impacted by the study

Question 27

Retrospective Research

Answer 27

Research performed from current available information

Question 28

Sampling Errors

Answer 28

Expected errors in the sampling phase of research

Question 29

Standing Order

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Systematic Sampling

Answer 30

A computer generated list o subjects or groups of research

Question 31

Trauma systems

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Unblinded Study

Answer 32

A type of study in which the subjects are advised of all aspects of the study

Question 33

Alternative Time Sampling

Answer 33

Time parameters that are set during in a research project

Question 34

History of EMS - 1800

Answer 34

Napoleons designated a vehicle and attendant to care for injuries on the battlefield

Question 35

History of EMS - 1860

Answer 35

The first recorded civilian ambulance came out of combination in the US

Question 36

History of EMS - 1865

Answer 36

The first civilian ambulance came our of Commercial Hospital in Cincinnati OH

Question 37

History of EMS - 1869

Answer 37

The first ambulance service was started out of Bellevue Hospital in New York, NY

Question 38

History of EMS - 1899

Answer 38

The first operated automobile-type ambulance came out of Micheal Reese Hospital in Chicago

Question 39

History of EMS - 1926

Answer 39

Phoenix Fire Dept. adds service similar to present day EMS

Question 40

History of EMS - 1928

Answer 40

Jules Stanley Wise launched the first rescue squad out of Roanoake VA

Question 41

History of EMS - 1951

Answer 41

First Helicopter was used in the Korean War

Question 42

History of EMS - 1965

Answer 42

Release of The White Paper

Question 43

Who is Dr. Nagel?

Answer 43

Father of Paramedicine

Developed Telemetry

Question 44

History of EMS - 1971

Answer 44

First Paramedicine text book was release by AAOS