Consensus Standard for Evidence Integration into EMS Education and High-Stakes Testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Incorporating emerging knowledge into Emergency Medical Service (EMS) competency assessments is critical to reflect current evidence-based out-of-hospital care. However, a standardized approach is needed to incorporate new evidence into EMS competency assessments because of the rapid pace of knowledge generation.

Objective

The objective was to develop a framework to evaluate and integrate new source material into EMS competency assessments.

Methods

The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (National Registry) and the Prehospital Guidelines Consortium (PGC) convened a panel of experts. A Delphi method, consisting of virtual meetings and electronic surveys, was used to develop a Table of Evidence matrix that defines sources of EMS evidence. In Ro

SUBMITTER: Gage CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267721 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature