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Correlation between scope of practice and clinical paramedic properties

임상 1급응급구조사의 특성과 업무범위 간의 상관관계

  • Uhm, Tai-Hwan (Dept. of Emergency Medical Services, Eulji University) ;
  • Park, Sang-Kyu (Dept. of Emergency Medical Technology, Gachon University)
  • 엄태환 (을지대학교 응급구조학과) ;
  • 박상규 (가천대학교 응급구조학과)
  • Received : 2012.09.17
  • Accepted : 2012.12.06
  • Published : 2012.12.31

Abstract

The aim of this study was to reveal correlation between scope of practice and clinical paramedic properties. from April 9 to May 12, 2012, one hundred and eighty-one clinical paramedics filled out anonymously to the questionnaire which includes gender, academic background, clinical career, clinical practice and medical direction. To analyse the collected data, Pearson's r at ${\alpha}$=0.05 (two-tailed) was performed using IBM SPSS 19 (Chicago, IL, USA). One hundred and forty (77.4%) working at medical facilities, one hundred and four (57.5%) graduated from four-year colleges, seventy seven (42.5%) acquired paramedic certificate in 2010-2012, one hundred and twelve (61.9%) charted on nursing records, one hundred and sixteen (69.6%) had a good knowledge in scope of practice, one hundred and six (58.5%) thought of legal restriction & absence of direct medical direction leading to narrow clinical practice. Implementing practices and practices needed were thirty two. There were significant relationships in Likert scale 1-5 between paramedic competency and legal practice (p=0.039); implementing practice (p=0.006); practice needed (p=0.049); and overall (p=0.001). Also, between knowledge on scope of practice and implementing practice (p=0.003); overall (p=0.047); clinical career and legal practice (p=0.019); practice needed (p=0.002); and overall (p=0.002). However, these correlations were relatively low (r $$\leq_-$$ 0.238). The working condition of clinical paramedics was restricted by the Emergency Medical Services Systems Act, which requires a narrow scope of practice. This condition leads to the poor quality of emergency care, therefore the scope of practice in the act will be revised from specificism to generalism, from direct medical direction to indirect medical direction by means of quality management.

본 연구의 목적은 임상 응급구조사 특성과 업무범위 간의 상관관계를 밝히는데 있다. 2012년 4월 9일부터 5월 12일까지 181명의 1급응급구조사가 성별, 학력, 경력, 실행업무, 의료지도 등의 조사내용에 무기명으로 답변한 자료를 대상으로 1종오류를 범할 확률 ${\alpha}$=0.05 수준에서 양측 검정으로 상관관계 등을 분석하였다. 실행하고 있거나 필요하다고 보는 업무는 32가지로 구분되었으며 응급환자를 위한 처치로 의료인이 행하는 침습적인 처치가 주를 이루었다. 1급응급구조사 업무범위에 대한 수행능력이 우수하다고 판단하면 법에 따른 업무, 실행하고 있는 업무, 필요한 업무에서 통계적으로 유의하게 업무범위가 확대되는 것으로 나타났다. 경력이 늘면 법에 따른 업무, 필요한 업무에서 통계적으로 유의하게 업무범위가 확대되는 것으로 나타났다. 그렇지만 전반적으로 상관계수는 0.238이하로 낮았다. 능력과 경력에 따라서, 1급응급구조사로 하여금 의사-환자 사이의 매개역할을 원활히 형성하도록 지원해 주는 의료지도체계가 빨리 확립되어 의료서비스의 질을 높이고 효율성을 기해야 하며, 1급응급구조사가 지도의사의 교육, 훈련, 지침, 근무규정 등에 의해 업무를 수행하게 하고 처치 활동은 질관리를 하면 처치의 안정성을 높일 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

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