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 care
health care professional
a person who follows specific professional attributes that are outlined in his profession
inferential
a research format that uses a hypothesis to prove one finding from another
institutional review board (IRB)
a group or institution that follows a set of requirements set for review by US public health service
licensure
the process whereby a state allows qualified people to perform a regulated act
literature review
a form of research in which existing literature is reviewed and the researcher analyzes the collection of research to draw 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 to an EMS service or provider by a physician.
Mobile intensive care unit (MICUs)
an early title given to an ambulance styled unit
off- line medical control
medical direction given in real time to an EMS service or provider
Parameters
outline measures that might be difficult to obtain in a research project
peer review
the process used by magazines journals and other publications to ensure quality and validity of an article before publishing it and which involves sending the article to subject matter experts for review of the content and research methods
profession
a specialized set of knowledge skills and/or expertise.
prospective research
a type of research that gathers information as events occur in real time
protocol
a treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury
qualitative
a type of descriptive statistic in research that does not use numeric information
quality control
the responsibility of the medical director to ensure that the appropriate medical care standards are met by EMS personnel on each call
quantitative
a type of measurement in research that uses a mean, median, and mode
reciprocity
the process of granting licensure or certification to a provider from another state or agency
registration
providing information to an entity that stores it in some form of record book. In context of EMS, records of your education, state or local licensure, and re-certification are held by a recognized board.
research agenda
the specific questions that a study aims to answer and the precise methods in which the data will be gathered
research consortium
a group of agencies working together to study a specific topic.
research domain
the area(clinical, systems or education ) that will be impacted by a study
retrospective research
research performed from current available information
sampling errors
expected errors that occur in the sampling phase of research
standing orders
A type of protocol that is a written document signed by the EMS system 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 of subjects or groups for research
trauma systems
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.
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 a research project
blinding
the method of not giving 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 patterns of change, a sequnce of events, or trends over time within a certain population of study subjects,
continuous quality improvement (CQI)
A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all aspects of an EMS system
convenience sampling
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
cross-sectional design
a data collection method in which all data at one point in time is collected, essentially serving as a "snapshot" of events and information.
descriptive
a research format in which an observtion of an event is made, but without attempts to alter or change it.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
a health care system designed to bring immediate on scene care to those in need along with transport to a definitive medical care facility