J Agric Med Community Health.  2009 Dec;34(3):346-358.

The Contents of Emergency Treatment Practice Conducted by Emergency Medical Technician and Related Factors

• Jeong SG
• Kim KS
• Cho SH
• Kang MG
• Han MA

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
A study was conducted by analysing the contents and frequency of emergency treatment practiced by emergency medical technicians(EMTs) in emergency situations and contains related factors.
METHODS
The study subjects included 80 EMTs who participated in ongoing education classes during the period from June 25th to June 26th, 2008. the survey included 53 EMTs employed within 119 first aid teams in fire stations in both a metropolitan city and a medium-sized city. From the survey results relation between frequency of emergency treatment and subjects characteristics explored statistically including t-test, X2 test, Pearson correlation and finally stepwise multiple regression.
RESULTS
The most frequent procedure by EMTs checking vital signs. The statistically significant related factors overall of the 23 items of emergency treatment frequency was the working area and the grading of EMT certification. In contrast, significant related factors with frequency of IV linkage were found to be the subjects gender, institution employed and the importance of recognizing the item. The statistically significant related factors of that of ECG monitoring was the gender of respondents.
CONCLUSIONS
To keep the appropriate frequency of emergency treatment by EMT, active efforts to promote their individual importance and confidence cognition are necessary, especially towards males and persons who have 2nd class certification. Moreover, EMTs who work in small cities must be supported.

Keyword

Emergency medical technician; Emergency treatment; Related factors

MeSH Terms

Certification
Cognition
Electrocardiography
Emergencies
Emergency Medical Technicians
Emergency Treatment
Fires
First Aid
Humans
Male
Vital Signs