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Describe the key historical events that influenced the development of national EMS systems.
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EMS has been around since B.C. in the swoop and scoop method however in WWI and II removing injured from the battlefield, taking them far away to the hospital brought more attention to the whole idea of EMS. We learn from the Korean War that having the hospital closer further the chance for survival. From all this came MICUs, Mobile Intensive Care Units, staffed with specially trained physicians used in other countries and quickly spread to the US. However with a shortage of physicians within the US along with lack of prehospital experience created the need for what we know as paramedics.
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Identify national groups important to the development, education, and implementation of EMS.
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The ball started rolling with an article publish by the National Academy of Science & the National Research Council entitled "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" outlining 10 critical points within EMS. From this the National Highway Safety Act was instituted in 1966, thus creating the US DOT, providing authority & , finical support, curriculum for the development of EMS programs.
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Continuous quality improvement (CQI)
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A process that evaluates problems and finds solutions without waiting for problems to arise first.
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alternative time sampling
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Time parameters that are set during a research project.
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blinding
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The method of not giving the specifics of a project to the individuals participating in a research or study.
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certified
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A title given when a person has shown that he or she has met requirements based on knowledge of certain facts.
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convenience sampling
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A type of research in which subjects are manually assigned to a specific person or crew, rather than being randomly assigned; the least-preferred component of research.
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cross-sectional research
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A type of research in which information is gathered from a group of individuals over a specific time frame.
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descriptive research
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A type of research in which an observation of an event is made, without attempts to alter or change it.
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emergency medical services EMS
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A health care system designed to bring immediate on-scene care to those in need along with transport to a definitive medical care facility.
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ethical
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A behavior expected by an individual or group following a set of rules.
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experimental research
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Describes a new product, skill, or idea that is undergoing research and will be trialed, with the effects evaluated.
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health care professional
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A person who follows specific professional attributes that are outlined in this profession.
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inferential
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A research format that uses a hypothesis to prove one finding from another.
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institutional review board IRB
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A group or institution that follows a set of requirements for review that were devised by the US Public Health Service.
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licensed
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Similar to certified, a person who has shown a degree of competency in a specific occupation and is granted ability to function through a government body.
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mean
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The average number in a given research project.
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median
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The midpoint number in a given research project.
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medical direction
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Direction given to an EMS service or provider by a physician.
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mobile intensive care units MICUs
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An early title (a1950s to early 1960s) given to an ambulance-style unit.
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mode
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The most common number in any given research project.
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off-line medical control
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Medical direction given through a set of protocols, policies, and/or standards.
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online medical control
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medical direction given in real time to an EMS service or provider.
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parameters
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Outlined measures that may be difficult to obtain in a research project.
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profession
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A specialized set of knowledge, skills, and/or expertise.
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professional
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A person who follows expected standards and performance perameters in a specific profession.
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prospective research
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Specific reason a task or research will be formed before it is started.
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protocol
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A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury.
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qualitative
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A type of descriptive statistic in research that does not use numerical information.
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quantitative
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A type of measurement in research that uses a mean, median, and mode.
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randomly
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A way of choosing subjects for choosing subjects for a research project without specific reasons.
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reciprocity
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The process or granting licensing or certification to a provider from another state or agency.
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registration
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Giving information that will be stored in some of record book.
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retrospective research
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Research performed from current available information.
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sampling errors
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Expected errors that occur in the sampling phase of research.
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standard deviation
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In research this outlines how much change from the mean is expected.
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standing order
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A type of protocol that is written that is written document signed by the EMS medical director that outlines specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regrading patient care that is rendered prior to contacting medical control.
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systematic sampling
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A computer generated list of subjects or groups for research.
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trauma systems
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The collaboration of prehospital and in-hospital medicine that focuses on optimizing the use of resources and assets of each with a primary goal of reducing the mortality and morbidity of trauma patients.
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unblinded study
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A type of study in which the subjects are advisedof all aspects of the study.
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