Designation:F1224–89(Reapproved2004)e1StandardGuideforProvidingSystemEvaluationforEmergencyMedicalServices1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1224;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.e1NOTE—Paragraph10.1waseditoriallyrevisedinJune2004.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversprovidingsystemevaluationforemergencymedicalservices(1),2includingauthority,respon-sibility,objectives,approaches,data,applications,andimple-mentation.NOTE1—Thisguidedoesnotaddressevaluationforindividualprehos-pital,hospital,orposthospitalproviders.(Relatedguideswillbedevel-oped.)2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3F1149PracticefortheQualifications,Responsibilities,andAuthorityofIndividualsandInstitutionsProvidingMedi-calDirectionofEmergencyMedicalServicesF1177TerminologyRelatingtoEmergencyMedicalSer-vices3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1systemevaluation—areviewoftheperformanceofemergencymedicalservicessystemsbyqualified,experiencedindividuals.3.1.2minimumdataset—theminimumnumberofdataelementsrequiredforsystemevaluation.3.2Definitions—SeeTerminologyF1177.4.SignificanceofUse4.1Thisguideestablishessystemevaluationasanessentialcomponentofemergencymedicalservicessystems.4.2Thisguidecoversthemethodsandmaterialsthatarenecessarytoevaluatequalityforemergencymedicalservicessystemsatboththesystemoperationsandpatientcarelevels.5.Authority5.1Theauthorityforprovidingsystemevaluationforemer-gencymedicalservicesrestswiththeentitythatisutlimatelylegallyresponsibleforsystemoperationandevaluation.6.Responsibility6.1Theresponsibilityforprovidingsystemevaluationforemergencymedicalservicessystemsrestswiththedirectorsoftheentitiesspecifiedin5.1.6.2Theresponsibilityforprovidingadequatefinancialre-sourcesandappropriatemedicalconfidentialityforsystemevaluationforemergen...
