Aim: To assess the retention of lifeguards’ knowledge after Qualified First Aid Course and its recertification in 3 essential categories: airway management, ventilation and oxygen administration. Material and methods: The study was performed from August 2020 to November 2020. The online survey addressed to lifeguards from 16 provinces of Poland was used as the evaluation method. Analysis of knowledge retention depending on the time that has passed since Qualified First Aid Course or its recertification was carried out on basis of 312 collected questionnaires. Results: Participants obtained the mean score of 7.9 ± 2.5 out of 15 points. Statistically significant difference was found between mean scores achieved by respondents who attended in the full course (n = 171) and those (n = 141) who have taken part in at least 1 recertification (respectively 7.6 ± 2.53 vs. 8.3 ± 2.7 points; p = 0.018). Although data analysis did not show a statistically significant downward trend depending on the time that has passed since Qualified First Aid Course, mean scores obtained by the study group in specific periods of time that has passed since recertification differ significantly (p = 0.026). The study identified 6 areas of knowledge least assimilated by lifeguards respectively: 2 in airway management, 3 in ventilation and 1 in oxygen administration category. Conclusions: Significant downtrend over time after Qualified First Aid Course recertification and detected areas of insufficient knowledge relating to key issues of life support indicates that the lifeguards’ training should be reanalyzed and redesigned carefully.
{"title":"LIFEGUARDS’ KNOWLEDGE RETENTION FOLLOWING AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, VENTILATION AND OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION TRAINING","authors":"Jakub Bieliński, Filip Jaśkiewicz","doi":"10.36740/emems202104104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202104104","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To assess the retention of lifeguards’ knowledge after Qualified First Aid Course and its recertification in 3 essential categories: airway management, ventilation and oxygen administration.\u0000Material and methods: The study was performed from August 2020 to November 2020. The online survey addressed to lifeguards from 16 provinces of Poland was used as the evaluation method. Analysis of knowledge retention depending on the time that has passed since Qualified First Aid Course or its recertification was carried out on basis of 312 collected questionnaires.\u0000Results: Participants obtained the mean score of 7.9 ± 2.5 out of 15 points. Statistically significant difference was found between mean scores achieved by respondents who attended in the full course (n = 171) and those (n = 141) who have taken part in at least 1 recertification (respectively 7.6 ± 2.53 vs. 8.3 ± 2.7 points; p = 0.018). Although data analysis did not show a statistically significant downward trend depending on the time that has passed since Qualified First Aid Course, mean scores obtained by the study group in specific periods of time that has passed since recertification differ significantly (p = 0.026). The study identified 6 areas of knowledge least assimilated by lifeguards respectively: 2 in airway management, 3 in ventilation and 1 in oxygen administration category.\u0000Conclusions: Significant downtrend over time after Qualified First Aid Course recertification and detected areas of insufficient knowledge relating to key issues of life support indicates that the lifeguards’ training should be reanalyzed and redesigned carefully.","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"2014 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125690062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Marczewski, N. Gospodarczyk, A. Gospodarczyk, Dagmara Galle, M. Tkocz, K. Sosada
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It caused chaos in public spaces in almost every country, and the public was forced to reorganize their daily functioning. People began to experience severe stress due to the risk of infection from an unexplored and dangerous pathogen. During this specific period, working in health care became extremely difficult. One of the groups particularly exposed to stress factors turned out to be paramedics. Having daily contact with an infected person, they became the first link in the fight against this virus. Therefore, it was extremely important to develop appropriate ways to cope with stress. The following strategies proved to be effective: active coping strategy, learning, and acceptance, understood as acceptance of the situation. A significant factor in mitigating the effects of traumatic events was the ability to respond to stress in a healthy way, which depended on many factors, i.e. personality dispositions, defense mechanisms, and health-promoting behaviors.
{"title":"STRESS IN THE WORK OF PARAMEDICS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC","authors":"K. Marczewski, N. Gospodarczyk, A. Gospodarczyk, Dagmara Galle, M. Tkocz, K. Sosada","doi":"10.36740/emems202204107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202204107","url":null,"abstract":"On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It caused chaos in public spaces in almost every country, and the public was forced to reorganize their daily functioning. People began to experience severe stress due to the risk of infection from an unexplored and dangerous pathogen. During this specific period, working in health care became extremely difficult. One of the groups particularly exposed to stress factors turned out to be paramedics. Having daily contact with an infected person, they became the first link in the fight against this virus. Therefore, it was extremely important to develop appropriate ways to cope with stress. The following strategies proved to be effective: active coping strategy, learning, and acceptance, understood as acceptance of the situation. A significant factor in mitigating the effects of traumatic events was the ability to respond to stress in a healthy way, which depended on many factors, i.e. personality dispositions, defense mechanisms, and health-promoting behaviors.","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"218 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134523656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Szymon Wit, Paweł Więch, Marta Kłęk, Marek Muster, Grzegorz Kucaba
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of supraglottic airways management by paramedics using selected methods in simulated conditions. Material and methods: The study included a group of 115 professionally active paramedics working in various health care facilities in the Podkarpackie Province. Each subject was asked to open the airways using a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and a disposable laryngeal tube (LT-D) in simulated conditions. The study assessed the effectiveness of the airway opening taking into account: average tidal volume of a single breath in ml, average minute tidal volume in ml, time of insertion in seconds, the need for a second attempt, pressure on incisors in N. The obtained results were statistically analysed, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The calculations were performed with the SPSS 20 software. results: The study showed that the time of inserting of LT-D is the same as the time of LMA (LT-D: 25.95s ± 7.89s vs. LMA: 24.78s ± 8.32s; p>0.05). The mean tidal volume of a single breath was significantly higher with the LMA com-pared to LT-D (LMA 633.24 ml vs. LT-D 579.68 ml, p<0.05). During LMA insertion, the pressure on incisors of 11.41N ± 6.22N was used, while in case of LT-D this pressure amounted to 13.15N ± 3.68N. Every fourth examined paramedic had problems with correct insertion of LT-D tube in accordance with the adopted algorithm. Conclusions: The supralottic LMA and LT-D tools seem to be an effective and safe alternative of the airway management in case of life emergency
目的:本研究的目的是评估在模拟条件下护理人员使用选定方法对声门上气道管理的有效性。材料和方法:该研究包括在Podkarpackie省各卫生保健机构工作的115名专业活跃护理人员。每个受试者被要求在模拟条件下使用喉罩气道(LMA)和一次性喉管(LT-D)打开气道。本研究评估气道开放的有效性，考虑单次呼吸平均潮气量(ml)、平均分钟潮气量(ml)、插入时间(秒)、第二次尝试的需要(秒)、门牙压力(n)。所得结果进行统计学分析，p0.05)。LMA组的平均单次潮气量明显高于LT-D组(LMA 633.24 ml vs LT-D 579.68 ml, p<0.05)。LMA置入时门牙压力为11.41N±6.22N, LT-D置入时门牙压力为13.15N±3.68N。每四分之一接受检查的医护人员在按照采用的算法正确插入LT-D管方面存在问题。结论:声压过高LMA和LT-D工具似乎是生命紧急情况下气道管理的有效和安全的选择
{"title":"Effectiveness of Supraglottic Airways Management Among Paramedics","authors":"Szymon Wit, Paweł Więch, Marta Kłęk, Marek Muster, Grzegorz Kucaba","doi":"10.36740/emems202103105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202103105","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of supraglottic airways management by paramedics using selected methods in simulated conditions.\u0000Material and methods: The study included a group of 115 professionally active paramedics working in various health care facilities in the Podkarpackie Province. Each subject was asked to open the airways using a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) and a disposable laryngeal tube (LT-D) in simulated conditions. The study assessed the effectiveness of the airway opening taking into account: average tidal volume of a single breath in ml, average minute tidal volume in ml, time of insertion in seconds, the need for a second attempt, pressure on incisors in N. The obtained results were statistically analysed, p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The calculations were performed with the SPSS 20 software.\u0000results: The study showed that the time of inserting of LT-D is the same as the time of LMA (LT-D: 25.95s ± 7.89s vs. LMA: 24.78s ± 8.32s; p>0.05). The mean tidal volume of a single breath was significantly higher with the LMA com-pared to LT-D (LMA 633.24 ml vs. LT-D 579.68 ml, p<0.05). During LMA insertion, the pressure on incisors of 11.41N ± 6.22N was used, while in case of LT-D this pressure amounted to 13.15N ± 3.68N. Every fourth examined paramedic had problems with correct insertion of LT-D tube in accordance with the adopted algorithm.\u0000Conclusions: The supralottic LMA and LT-D tools seem to be an effective and safe alternative of the airway management in case of life emergency","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128087037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION STAT US AND ITS CORRECTION IN PATIENTS\u0000WITH PYODERMA","authors":"Y. Andrashko, M. Alarqan","doi":"10.36740/emems201902102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems201902102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"156 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121877594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katarzyna Pogorzelczyk, Tomasz Łopaciński, M. Robakowska, Przemysław Żuratyński, A. Basiński, D. Ślęzak, Agnieszka Wojtecka
{"title":"THE PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS LOCATED IN TRICITY","authors":"Katarzyna Pogorzelczyk, Tomasz Łopaciński, M. Robakowska, Przemysław Żuratyński, A. Basiński, D. Ślęzak, Agnieszka Wojtecka","doi":"10.36740/emems201902101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems201902101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114172767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Filip Jaśkiewicz, Krystyna Frydrysiak, Katarzyna Starosta-Głowińska, D. Timler
{"title":"The applicability of virtual reality in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training – opinion of medical professionals and students","authors":"Filip Jaśkiewicz, Krystyna Frydrysiak, Katarzyna Starosta-Głowińska, D. Timler","doi":"10.36740/emems201901103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems201901103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121151558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Okhrimenko, N. A. Lyakhova, Taras G. Nagaynik, O.O. Zimnikov, V. Prontenko
Aim: To reveal the peculiarities of providing emergency pre-medical care to the wounded in combat conditions. Material and methods: Research methods: analysis and generalization of scientific and educational literature, data from the Internet; study and generalization of the experience of conducting military operations in Ukraine in 2014- 2022, the experience of the armies of the leading countries of the world and NATO in providing emergency pre-medical care to the wounded in combat conditions. Results: It has been found that up to 90 % of all the potentially possible causes of death on the battlefield can be avoided thanks to the timely and high-quality provision of pre-medical care to the wounded. The main peculiarities of providing emergency pre-medical care to the wounded during hostilities in the “red”, “yellow” and “green” zones have been revealed. The algorithm for providing emergency pre-medical care according to NATO standards has been presented. Conclusions: It has been proven that high-quality tactical and medical training of personnel significantly reduces the percentage of combat casualties, increases the combat capability of the unit and the effectiveness of the combat mission.
{"title":"EMERGENCY PRE-MEDICAL CARE ON THE BATTLEFIELD AS A CRITICAL POINT TO SAVING THE LIFE OF THE WOUNDED","authors":"I. Okhrimenko, N. A. Lyakhova, Taras G. Nagaynik, O.O. Zimnikov, V. Prontenko","doi":"10.36740/emems202203102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202203102","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To reveal the peculiarities of providing emergency pre-medical care to the wounded in combat conditions. \u0000Material and methods: Research methods: analysis and generalization of scientific and educational literature, data from the Internet; study and generalization of the experience of conducting military operations in Ukraine in 2014- 2022, the experience of the armies of the leading countries of the world and NATO in providing emergency pre-medical care to the wounded in combat conditions. \u0000Results: It has been found that up to 90 % of all the potentially possible causes of death on the battlefield can be avoided thanks to the timely and high-quality provision of pre-medical care to the wounded. The main peculiarities of providing emergency pre-medical care to the wounded during hostilities in the “red”, “yellow” and “green” zones have been revealed. The algorithm for providing emergency pre-medical care according to NATO standards has been presented. \u0000Conclusions: It has been proven that high-quality tactical and medical training of personnel significantly reduces the percentage of combat casualties, increases the combat capability of the unit and the effectiveness of the combat mission.","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117174260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Chmielewski, Aneta Kosoń, M. Wojciechowska, Natalia Sady, M. Motyl, Z. Wróblewska, Izabela Chojnowska-Ćwiąkała
Aim: Paramedics carry out their work duties in a shift system. Shift work is related to a multitude of health complications, disrupting their biological habits and natural rhythm, impeding their private life and negatively affecting nutrition and the quality of sleep. The aim of the study was the evaluation of the effect of shift work on the nutrition habits of paramedics. Material and methods: The study was carried out in the period between in 2019 using diagnostic survey methodology among a group of 238 paramedics from mobile Emergency Response Teams of the Mazovian voivodeship. The mean age of the participants was 39.03±9.27 years for males and 31.93±7.76 years for females. In order to examine the differences between the groups, the χ2 test was used with an established statistical significance level of p <0.05. Results: Among the paramedics, the mean value of BMI was at a level of 24.99±3.36.56.30% (n = 134) of the participants indicated exhibiting improper nutrition habits. As the research found, the reasons for the improper nutrition habits in this occupational group are primarily shift work (151; 63.44%) and hurry (87; 36.54%). Conclusions: In order to minimize the possible health consequences related to the nutrition habits of paramedics, it seems essential to incorporate issues concerning the rules of proper nutrition in the health education process, as well as continuously monitoring their condition as part of occupational medicine practice.
{"title":"THE EFFECT OF WORKING IN SHIFTS ON THE NUTRITION HABITS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PARAMEDICS","authors":"J. Chmielewski, Aneta Kosoń, M. Wojciechowska, Natalia Sady, M. Motyl, Z. Wróblewska, Izabela Chojnowska-Ćwiąkała","doi":"10.36740/emems202301104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202301104","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Paramedics carry out their work duties in a shift system. Shift work is related to a multitude of health complications, disrupting their biological habits and natural rhythm, impeding their private life and negatively affecting nutrition and the quality of sleep. The aim of the study was the evaluation of the effect of shift work on the nutrition habits of paramedics. \u0000Material and methods: The study was carried out in the period between in 2019 using diagnostic survey methodology among a group of 238 paramedics from mobile Emergency Response Teams of the Mazovian voivodeship. The mean age of the participants was 39.03±9.27 years for males and 31.93±7.76 years for females. In order to examine the differences between the groups, the χ2 test was used with an established statistical significance level of p <0.05. \u0000Results: Among the paramedics, the mean value of BMI was at a level of 24.99±3.36.56.30% (n = 134) of the participants indicated exhibiting improper nutrition habits. As the research found, the reasons for the improper nutrition habits in this occupational group are primarily shift work (151; 63.44%) and hurry (87; 36.54%). \u0000Conclusions: In order to minimize the possible health consequences related to the nutrition habits of paramedics, it seems essential to incorporate issues concerning the rules of proper nutrition in the health education process, as well as continuously monitoring their condition as part of occupational medicine practice.","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129228555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aim: Assessment of the increase in knowledge in specific categories among students of the last-year emergency medical students after 45-hour training in advanced paediatric life support. Comparison of the impact of participation in the project and the ILS course on the increase of knowledge in the field of advanced life support in children. Material and methods: 138 third-year emergency medical students of the University of Rzeszów were studied. A proprietary questionnaire on paediatric life support was conducted before and after completing a 45-hour training on emergency medical services in children (pretest/posttest). Results: The mean percentage of subjects’ correct answers in the post-test was slightly over 60 which was statistically significantly higher compared to the pre-test, t(276)=6.54; p<0.001. The highest percentage of correct answers concerned paediatric basic life support and AED (M=77.78; SD=12.47), while the lowest – cardiac arrest in children in special situations (M=60.54; SD=21.06). No statistically significant relationship was found between the percentage of correct answers in the pre-test/post-test and the respondents’ age, gender and participation in a competence development project (p>0.05). Conclusions: The knowledge of paediatric life support among the third year emergency medical students is good. The students of subsequent years and individuals reading the literature and participating in the competence development project are better prepared to perform life support procedures in newborns and infants. From year to year, students gain less knowledge from medical literature and have the least knowledge on cardiac arrest in children in special circumstances.
{"title":"INFLUENCE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL STUDENTS TRAINING ON PREPAREDNESS TO PERFORM PAEDIATRIC LIFE SUPPORT","authors":"Jerzy Kiszka, Dawid Filip, Piotr Wasylik","doi":"10.36740/emems202104107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202104107","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Assessment of the increase in knowledge in specific categories among students of the last-year emergency medical students after 45-hour training in advanced paediatric life support. Comparison of the impact of participation in the project and the ILS course on the increase of knowledge in the field of advanced life support in children.\u0000Material and methods: 138 third-year emergency medical students of the University of Rzeszów were studied. A proprietary questionnaire on paediatric life support was conducted before and after completing a 45-hour training on emergency medical services in children (pretest/posttest).\u0000Results: The mean percentage of subjects’ correct answers in the post-test was slightly over 60 which was statistically significantly higher compared to the pre-test, t(276)=6.54; p<0.001. The highest percentage of correct answers concerned paediatric basic life support and AED (M=77.78; SD=12.47), while the lowest – cardiac arrest in children in special situations (M=60.54; SD=21.06). No statistically significant relationship was found between the percentage of correct answers in the pre-test/post-test and the respondents’ age, gender and participation in a competence development project (p>0.05).\u0000Conclusions: The knowledge of paediatric life support among the third year emergency medical students is good. The students of subsequent years and individuals reading the literature and participating in the competence development project are better prepared to perform life support procedures in newborns and infants. From year to year, students gain less knowledge from medical literature and have the least knowledge on cardiac arrest in children in special circumstances.","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122228034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomasz P Ilczak, M. Szlagor, Michał Ćwiertnia, Kacper Sumera, E. Navarro-Illana, Arkadiusz Stasicki, P. Białoń, Beata Kudłacik, Mieczysław Dutka, J. Bujok, M. Mikulska, Wioletta Waksmańska, R. Bobiński, Marek Kawecki
Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic is still a real threat to global public health. Medical personnel face new, previously unencountered challenges, and their feel¬ing of physical and psychological safety is under threat. The aim of the paper is to examine the differences in the feeling of safety among emergency medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected European countries. Material and methods: The study group consisted of 1984 people working in the emergency medical services in seven countries. The research tool was a proprietary internet questionnaire, which prior to commencement of the research was validated using the Mc-Donald test, achieving a result of > 0.7, which underlines a satisfactory level of reliability. In the statistical analysis, a significance level of p = 0.05 was adopted. Analysis of the quantitative variables, presented by division into groups, was conducted using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The choice of tests was conducted on the basis of the distribution of variables, verified by the Shapiro-Wilk test. Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the feeling of safety among employees of the emergency medical services and the feeling of danger to health and life as a result of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus was varied and depended on the job position. Principles for observing the sanitary regulations and the level of fear of infection are at a similar level and depend on place of work. Conclusions: Those most at risk from a lack of safety are emergency medical response teams.
{"title":"Influence of the workplace on the feeling of safety among emergency medical personnel in selected European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Tomasz P Ilczak, M. Szlagor, Michał Ćwiertnia, Kacper Sumera, E. Navarro-Illana, Arkadiusz Stasicki, P. Białoń, Beata Kudłacik, Mieczysław Dutka, J. Bujok, M. Mikulska, Wioletta Waksmańska, R. Bobiński, Marek Kawecki","doi":"10.36740/emems202302101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36740/emems202302101","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic is still a real threat to global public health. Medical personnel face new, previously unencountered challenges, and their feel¬ing of physical and psychological safety is under threat. The aim of the paper is to examine the differences in the feeling of safety among emergency medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected European countries. \u0000Material and methods: The study group consisted of 1984 people working in the emergency medical services in seven countries. The research tool was a proprietary internet questionnaire, which prior to commencement of the research was validated using the Mc-Donald test, achieving a result of > 0.7, which underlines a satisfactory level of reliability. In the statistical analysis, a significance level of p = 0.05 was adopted. Analysis of the quantitative variables, presented by division into groups, was conducted using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The choice of tests was conducted on the basis of the distribution of variables, verified by the Shapiro-Wilk test. \u0000Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the feeling of safety among employees of the emergency medical services and the feeling of danger to health and life as a result of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus was varied and depended on the job position. Principles for observing the sanitary regulations and the level of fear of infection are at a similar level and depend on place of work. \u0000Conclusions: Those most at risk from a lack of safety are emergency medical response teams.","PeriodicalId":433523,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medical Service","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127872715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
扫码关注我们
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：