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NREMT Paramedic

Category - Operations

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Regarding evidence-based medicine, which of the following is most correct?
  1. It makes little or no use of previously published medical research.
  2. It uses the large amount of research conducted in pre-hospital care to make treatment decisions.
  3. It focuses on research to evaluate evidence of care activities that improve patient outcomes.
  4. Because of federal regulation and mandates, it only evaluates evidence of validity.
Explanation
Answer: C - Evidence- based medicine formulates a question about emergency medicine that needs to be answered. It uses the medical literature for research data that are related and applicable to the question. Then appraises the evidence for validity and reliability, and if the evidence supports a change in practice, change protocols and implements change in pre-hospital emergency care.
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