Infectious safety of patients in the provision of prehospital care for burns

Significant decrease in death rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) can be achieved by developing and implementing an integrated program of administrative interventions focused on improvements in the provision of the first aid and emergency medical care. However, both identification of the foreground and reasonable components of the program, and evaluation of its efficiency are impossible in the absence of reliable tools for collecting and analyzing data on epidemiology of OHCA and performance of the prehospital care system. This paper discusses the development of unified form for collecting data on cases of OHCA with attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), addresses the promising data form “The protocol of CPR” that is recommended by the Specialized Board on Emergency Medical Care of the Ministry of Health of Russia, and offers a set of proposals for optimizing the form with consideration for the international guidelines for uniform reporting of data from OHCA.Author declare lack of the conflicts of interests.

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Knowledge and Attitudes of the Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care Consumers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x00006038 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 373-376 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Amado Alejandro Báez ◽

Ediza Giraldez ◽

Peter L. Lane ◽

Charles Pozner ◽

Juan Rodriguez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dominican Republic ◽

Medical Care ◽

Prehospital Care ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Medical Emergency ◽

Categorical Variables ◽

Continuous Variables ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Santo Domingo ◽

Emergency Medical

AbstractIntroduction:Prehospital emergency services are a vital public service, and consumer access to the system is an important factor in their use. The Dominican Republic recently experienced “the epidemiological transition” leading to increased morbidity and mortality secondary to traumatic and cardiac conditions—thus, increasing the need for prompt and adequate delivery of emergency medical care.Methods:A survey was administered to 90 subjects from diverse backgrounds, all living in Santo Domingo. Survey items included questions on emergency medical services (EMS) systems knowledge (i.e., access numbers), confidence in the system, first-aid education and prior experience with the EMS system. Chi-square was used to measure statistical significance for categorical variables and Student's t-test for continuous variables (JMP 2.0 software was used for statistical processing).Results:A total of 90 subjects were surveyed. The average age of respondents was 36 ± 12 years SD. More than one-fifth (22.2%) of respondents did not know the established universal emergency number (9-1-1), and 37.8% responded that they would access a different telephone number in case of a medical emergency.Conclusions:Important deficiencies and access-to-care concerns were interpreted from the results. An adequate understanding of the current state of prehospital care could lead to creation of policies by system administrators to further improve the delivery of emergency medical care. This study will assist system administrators in future design and policy issues.

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FOREIGN EXPERIENCE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE TO A VICTIM OF A MAJOR TRAUMA IN REGIONAL TRAUMA SYSTEMS

EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ◽

10.24884/2072-6716-2020-21-2-40-47 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 40-47

Author(s):

Yu. G. Shapkin ◽

P. A. Seliverstov ◽

N. Yu. Stekolnikov

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Major Trauma ◽

Medical Service ◽

Prehospital Care ◽

Severe Trauma ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Trauma Systems ◽

Severe Injuries ◽

Foreign Experience ◽

Emergency Medical

The review discusses the current problems of organizing prehospital care for victims of severe trauma in overseas developed regional trauma systems. The results of studies on the features of pre-hospital triage, the choice of the amount of emergency medical care, the route and type of transportation of victims in the functioning of trauma systems are systematized. Foreign experience in providing emergency medical care for severe injuries can be useful for the creation and implementation of domestic trauma systems.

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SATISFACTION FACTORS FROM THE WORK OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, WORKING IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

Trakia Journal of Sciences ◽

10.15547/tjs.2020.s.01.036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (Suppl.1) ◽

pp. 202-206

Author(s):

D. Todorova

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Scientific Basis ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Emergency Medical ◽

The Republic ◽

Medical Teams ◽

Satisfaction Factors

To study more comprehensively, analyze and summarize the satisfaction factors of the professional activity of the medical teams from CEMC. Preliminary interviews were conducted with medical professionals working at CEMC. On this basis, a questionnaire was developed, surveying through a sociological method the opinion of medical professionals from the Centers for Emergency Medical Care. Medical professionals, providing emergency medical care, face a number of challenges, which in turn have a direct impact on job satisfaction. We studied the satisfaction factors influencing the professional activity of the medical professionals working in the emergency medical care centers and their manifestations. The degree of professional satisfaction and its manifestations can be conditionally classified into 4 levels - high, medium, low satisfaction and complete dissatisfaction. The satisfaction factors and the level of overall satisfaction of the medical professionals working in the emergency medical care in the Republic of Bulgaria represent a number of complicated regularities, derived on a scientific basis. For the satisfaction of the emergency medical care professionals, it is necessary to provide factors that prevent dissatisfaction with the work and the organization of work, while, at the same time ensure conditions for the normal course of the activity, professional achievements and development.

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