Paramedic Vocab Chapter 1

Time parameters that are set during a research project.

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

It is a title given when a person has shown that he or she has met requirements based on knowledge of certain facts.

A type of research in which subjects are manually assigned to a specific person or crew, rather than being randomly assigned; the last preferred component of research.

A type of research in which info is gathered from a group of individuals over a specific time frame.

A type of research in which an observation of an event is made, but w/out attempts to alter or change it.

A health care system designed to bring immediate on-scene care to those in need along with transport to a definitive medical care facility.

It is a behavior expected by an individual or group following a set of rules.

It describes a new product, skill, or idea that is undergoing research and will be trialed, w/ the effects evaluated.

A person who follows specific professional attributes that are outlined in this profession.

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

A group or institution that follows a set of requirements for review that were devised by the US Public Health Service.

It is similar to certified; a person who has shown a degree of competency in a specific occupation and is granted ability to function through a governmental body.

The average # in a given research project.

The midpoint # in a given research project.

Direction given to an EMS service or provider by a physician.

An early title given to an ambulance-style unit.

The most common # in any given research project

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

Medical Direction given in real time to an EMS service or provider.

Outlined measures that may be difficult to obtain in a research project.

A specialized set of knowledge, skills, and/or expertise.

A person who follows expected standards and performance parameters in a specific profession.

A specific reason a task or research will be performed before it is started.

A treatment plan developed for a specific illness or injury.

It is a type of description statistic in research that does not use numerical info.

It is a type of measurement in research that uses a mean, median, and mode.

It is a way of choosing subjects for a research project w/out specific reasons.

The process of granting licensing or certification to a provider from another state or agency.

Giving info that will be stored in some form of record book.

Research performed from current available info.

They are expected errors that occur in the sampling phase of research.

In research, this outlines how much change from the mean is expected.

A type of protocol that a written document signed by the EMS system's medical director that outlines specific directions, permissions, and sometimes prohibitions regarding pt care that is rendered prior to contacting medical control.

A computer-generated list of subjects or groups for research.

The collaboration of prehospital and in-hospital medicine that focuses on optimizing the use of resourcesand assets of each w/ a primary goal of reducing the mortality and morbidity of trauma pt's.

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