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.
