Hepatitis B exposure in emergency medical personnel

1983 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laureen M. Kunches ◽  
Donald E. Craven ◽  
Barbara G. Werner ◽  
Lenworth M. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Emergency Medical Personnel

2020 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
L.M. Karamova ◽  
V.O. Krasovskiy ◽  
D.M. Vagapova ◽  
N.V. Vlasova ◽  
A.S. Khafizova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Connective Tissue Disorders ◽  
Ambulance Personnel ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel

Relevance. The importance of studying and analyzing contribution of occupational risk factors in musculoskeletal disorders among emergency medical personnel is related to high disease incidence rates and work specifics. The objective of our research envisaged formalization of information obtained for the analysis and assessment of occupational risks of developing musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders in ambulance personnel. Results. According to professional medical examination results, musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders ranked second among all diagnosed diseases. The relative risk of developing those disorders was 70% indicating the link between them and transport vibration (category 1) affecting the backbone during long trips in ambulance cars.

The Role of the Physician at a Medical Disaster: Hospital Emergency Response Teams

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 128-132
Author(s):  
Eric Alcouloumre ◽  
Davis Rasumoff
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Medical Response ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Response Team ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel ◽  
Emergency Medical Response

The Hospital Emergency Response Team concept, as outlined here and in the Multi-Casualty Incident Operational Procedures of the California Fire Chiefs Association, is the result of a consensus effort by all EMS interest groups in Los Angeles. It is an effective way to utilize the skills of emergency medical personnel at the scene of a disaster. The role of the physician is an important one, and this concept was specifically designed to maximize the benefit to be derived from having a physician at the scene. It is important, however, that physicians recognize their limitations; a medical degree does not automatically confer “mystic abilities”in the area of disaster management. The role of the physician should include pre-disaster planning and at-scene patient management responsibilities as a member or leader of a pre-designated hospital-based emergency medical response team.

Critique of the Washington State POLST

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 2-4
Author(s):  
Steven Pace ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Legal Authority ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Treatment Plans ◽  
Life Sustaining Treatment ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel ◽  
Two Bodies

The Washington State POLST (physician orders for life- sustaining treatment) program was developed during the early 1990s in an effort to honor patients’ end-of-life treatment plans, specifically, to prevent emergency medicine technicians and emergency room personnel from administering excessive, harmful emergency medical treatment. Consequently, unlike advance directives and living wills, a POLST provides legal authority for emergency medical personnel not to initiate CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). POLST documents are designed to be universal and portable, regardless of the particular health care setting, and their directives must be followed as standing physician orders. Since then, the department, in conjunction with the state medical association, composed the POLST in use today. However, these two bodies extended the legislature’s intent beyond defining patient wishes for resuscitation during emergency medical treatment. Had the document remained limited to the legislature’s original, narrow focus, many of the problems we now encounter with POLST would not occur.

Education of Out-of-Hospital Emergency Medical Personnel in Pediatrics: Report of a National Task Force

1998 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Gausche ◽  
Deborah Parkman Henderson ◽  
Dena Brownstein ◽  
George L Foltin ◽  
Jean Athey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
National Task ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel

Sensation Seeking as It Relates to Burnout Among Emergency Medical Personnel: A Texas Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 36-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chwee Lye Chng ◽  
Starr Eaddy
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Survey Instruments ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel ◽  
Research Questions

AbstractIntroduction:Burnout among emergency medical personnel (emergency medical personne) is suspected, but largely unsupported in the literature. An investigation of the phenomenon of burnout and factors contributing to its existence are essential steps in designingeffective interventions.Research Questions:Three research questions were proposed: 1) Are EMP sensation seekers as measured by Arnett's Inventory of Sensation Seeking? 2) Are EMP burnt out as measured by Revicki's Work-Related Strain Inventory? 3) Is there a relationship between sensation seeking and burnout among EMP?Methods:Emergency medical personnel attending a statewide conference in Texas, USA in late 1996 completed 425 survey instruments measuring sensation seeking and burnout as well as demographic items. Survey instruments were included in each registrant's conference package. Completed surveys were deposited anonymously in labeled receptacles throughout the statewide conference site. Data collection ceased at the end of the conference.Results:Emergency Medical Personne had significantly higher sensation–seeking total and intensity sub–scale scores than the general public. Full–time employees reported more sensation–seeking than volunteers or part–time employees. The younger the Emergency Medical Personne, the greater were their reported sensation seeking tendencies. Emergency Medical Personne reported more burnout in 1996 than in 1991. The older the Emergency Medical Personne, the lower was the reported level of burnout. Emergency Medical Personne who sought counseling for a work–related event reported more burnout than those who did not. Paid full–time Emergency Medical Personne reported higher burnout than did volunteers. There was a weak but positive correlation between sensation seeking and burnout, suggesting that these two dimensions may be unrelated.Conclusion:The field of emergency medical services attracts sensation seekers, and Emergency Medical Personne today report more burnout than their counterparts did in 1991. Although Emergency Medical Personne appear to be high in sensation seeking, this dimension alone does not protect them from the effects of burnout.

scholarly journals Designing a First Responders’ Emergency Response Kit for Motor-Vehicle Collisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Yuval Bitan ◽  
Amit Shreiber ◽  
Gili Zafon ◽  
Eli Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collisions ◽  
Vehicle Collisions ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Efficacious Treatment ◽  
Emergency Medical Personnel

Fast, effective, and accurate emergency medical treatment can save lives. Quick access to the specific equipment that emergency medical personnel need facilitates more efficacious treatment during emergencies. This project focuses on designing an improved emergency response kit for medical first responders. The kit currently in use has no organizational standard for the way the medical items it contains are placed inside. With a user-centered method, we designed a kit that better fits first responders’ requirements and found that the kit – a backpack and a vest – is both easier to use and carry, based on emergency care priorities.

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