Published: December 31, 2001
Supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
and
the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Grant: DTN 22-99-H-05100
Table of Contents
Definition of EMS for this Document
Federal Agencies Can Help Advance EMS
Research
Establish a Reliable Funding Stream
Establish Alternative Funding Sources
Recognize The Need for EMS Research
View Research as Necessary for the Improvement
of Patient Care
Create Reliable Information Systems
Enhance Ethical Approaches to Research
Organized Research Effort Needed
Federal Involvement in EMS Begins
The Present State of EMS Research
Methodological Constraints and Concerns
Overcoming the Barriers to EMS Research
Primary Barriers: Developing Researchers
Secondary Barriers: Recognizing the Need for
EMS Research
Secondary Barriers: Information Systems
Hardware and Software Infrastructure
Statistical Implications of Large Databases
Secondary Barriers: Ethical Concerns
Appendix A: The National EMS Research
Agenda Writing Team
Appendix B: Organizations Invited to
Participate in the National Review Team
Appendix C: Ethical Standards and IRB
Requirements
Inclusion Of Women And Minorities In Research
Study Populations Involving Human Subjects
Inclusion Of Children As Participants In
Research Involving Human Subjects
Appendix E: Bibliographic List of
Internet Links
Appendix F: Published EMS Randomized
Clinical Trials
