Research

• Identify national initiatives and resources that promote and enable EMS research
• Explain the practical use of research in EMS care
• Explain the scientific method
• Differentiate the different research methods
• Explain the process of conducting a literature review

Ambulance Safety

• Discuss federal initiatives developed to monitor and analyze ground ambulance crashes
• Identify the significance of ambulance crashes through the use of national data
• State specific factors that contributed to injuries and fatalities sustained during ambulance crashes
• Evaluate the policies and procedures at each participant’s own EMS service related to protecting patient and provider safety during ground ambulance transport

At Risk Population

• Determine available training resources for special populations
  • Human trafficking
  • Domestic violence
• Recognize the unique characteristics of at-risk populations
• Determine the appropriate actions of EMS professionals in the presence of at-risk patients
• Recognize circumstances that may indicate abuse
  • Human trafficking
  • Domestic violence
  • Non-accidental trauma
• State appropriate actions of EMS professionals in the presence of abused patients

Pediatric Transport

• Explain how to appropriately secure a child safety restraint to a wheeled ambulance stretcher
• Differentiate between the NHTSA recommendations for safe ambulance transport of children based on the condition of the child
• Discuss the on-going initiatives to increase the safety of children during ambulance transport
• Discuss the limitations of the current recommendations