CH 1

Question 1

History of EMS
1947

Answer 1

• First Ambulance use
• Transport Only

Question 2

History of EMS
1800

Answer 2

• Prehospital System for triaging

Question 3

EMS history
1926

Answer 3

• Start of service similar to today, Phoenix Fire*

Question 4

History of EMS
1940

Answer 4

• FIre and Police based EMS
• No stardards Set

Question 5

Who developed Mouth to Mouth

Answer 5

Drs. James Elan & Peter Safar

Question 6

1965 The white paper findings

Answer 6

1. No stardards/Laws
2. poor equiptment
3. lack of communication
4. lack of training
5. part time staff

Question 7

Who was Dr Nagel?

Answer 7

1. The “father of paramedicine”
2. created first Telemtry
3. create first paramedic program in Miami 1969

Question 8

what does registration mean

Answer 8

a recognized board holds record of your education, state and local licensure

Question 9

what does Licensure mean

Answer 9

• how states control who is allowed to practice as a health care provider

Question 10

what does credentialing mean

Answer 10

medical director dictates which skills are performed

Question 11

what is reciprocity?

Answer 11

• granting certification to a provider from another state or agency

Question 12

Third service EMS (municipalities)

Answer 12

may operate their own ambualnce services from fire, police, and other public safety entities.

Question 13

hybrid EMS

Answer 13

Employers have hired paramedics to work in areas like oil drills, medical offices, etc.

Question 14

difference between third-service EMS vs private EMS agency

Answer 14

• Private EMS contract their services to municipalities
• Managing existing service or providing full service

Question 15

who is usually the first contact for EMS servies?

Answer 15

Dispatcher

Question 16

who creates the scope of practice for EMS

Answer 16

NHTSA (National HIghway Traffic Safety Administration)

Question 17

what is a profession

Answer 17

a field that requires specialized set of knowledge, skills, and expertise

Question 18

define protocol

Answer 18

guideline that is a treatment plan

Question 19

Example of Rule based failure

Answer 19

A parameic doesn’t have the legal right to give a certain medication

Question 20

what is a research agenda

Answer 20

it specifies…
1. the questions to be answered
2. aims to be adressed
3. methods on how to gather information

Question 20

Example of Skill-Based failure

Answer 20

A medic does’t know how to perform a skill

Question 20

example of knowledge based failure

Answer 20

a paramedic doesn’t know all the pertinent information about a medication

Question 21

fai

what is research domain

Answer 21

its a reasearch area to be adressed like:
* clinical
* basic science
* systems
* education

Question 22

example of clincal domain

Answer 22

includes stroke research that performs clincal trials

Question 23

Example of basic science reasearch

Answer 23

a study of the effectivness of new drug

Question 24

example of systems domain of EMS

Answer 24

focuses on operations, ex. sleep deprivation affect on patient care

Question 25

Example of education domain

Answer 25

study on how programs are taught for instance paramedic programs

Question 26

define research consortium

Answer 26

a group of agencies working together to study a topic

Question 27

Type of research that Questions within surrounding events and concurrent processes Often used when quantitative research does not provide answers

Answer 27

Qualitive

Question 28

type of research is based on numeric data

Answer 28

Quantitive

Question 29

what is Nonexperimental research

Answer 29

its a descriptive research that collects data through interviews and watching vitals signs parameters

Question 30

what is survey research

Answer 30

conclusions are based on survey results * findings may not be generalized

Question 31

type of research that looks back on data to form a conclusion like EMS reports

Answer 31

Retrospective

Question 32

Type fo research that gathers real time data

Answer 32

Prospective

Question 33

type of reserach that exames patterns of change, trends over time

Answer 33

Cohort

Question 34

types of research that collects info a various set time intervals

Answer 34

Longitudinal

Question 35

type of reseach in which the literature is reviewed

Answer 35

Literature review

Question 36

A research may pick subjects through a computer-generated system

Answer 36

Systematic Sampling

Question 37

type of sampling of subjects that parameters are time framed

Answer 37

Alternative Time

Question 38

the least preferred method is when subjects are manually assigned

Answer 38

Convenience Sampling

Question 39

this gathered statistic format is when observations are made but not alterations are made

Answer 39

Descriptive

Question 40

This gathered statistic format is when a hypothesis is used to proved one finding versus another

Answer 40

Inferential