The Analysis of Emergency Medicine Research Management of the National Institute for Emergency Medicine during Fiscal Years 2017-2023

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the emergency medicine research management by the National Institute for Emergency
Medicine (NIEM). A retrospective descriptive study design was employed. Data were collected from 57 research reports
during fiscal year 2017 to 2023. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages.
The results were indicated as follows: (1) the data base on research revealed that most of the budget (57.9%) was provided
by the Science Research and Innovation Fund; and 77.2% was area-based research of which the top 3 were Chiang Mai,
Khon Kaen, and Bangkok. The most common studies of Criteria-Based Dispatch (CBD) were group 6 (cardiac arrest)
covering up to 50.0%. Most of specific target group of the research was the elderly (56.0%). (2) most common
research outputs were the service system development model (36.8%), followed by knowledge (35.1%). (3) For research
issues based on the Emergency Care System (ECS) framework, most studies were on issues of pre-hospital care (61.0%),
followed by prevention (7.3%), in hospital care (4.9%) and mass casualties (2.4%). However, there was no research on
referral system. There were 47.8% of research studies that covered more than one aspect. (4) In terms of research issues
according to the health system framework or six building blocks plus, most studies were focussed on service delivery
(54.4%), followed by technology, tools and medicine (38.6%), health information system (3.5%), workforce and health
financing (1.8%). There was no research targeting leadership, governance, and partnership participation.