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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2020.25.05.159

Nurses awareness of paramedics and their opinions on a paramedic's proper duties in emergency medical centers  

KIM, Yong-Seok (Emergency Medical Technology, Emergency Medical Center of Myongji Hospital)
KANG, Hyo-Young (Emergency Medical Technology, Emergency Medical Center of Myongji Hospital)
KIM, Jin-Woo (Dept. of Emergency Medical Technology, Daejeon Health University)
Abstract
This study was designed to ask experienced nurses at local and regional emergency medical centers for their awareness of paramedics and for their opinions on a paramedic's proper duties in emergency medical centers. The questionnaire consisted of 61 questions in total, including general questions, questions about awareness of paramedics, and questions about the duties of paramedics in emergency medical centers. For data analysis, SPSS 21.0 was applied to conduct frequency and correlation analyses. Regarding the duties of paramedics in emergency medical centers, there were positive answers in 33 questions of the questionnaire. The need for paramedics who work for emergency medical centers and the importance of their duties in emergency medical centers were high in the questionnaire. In addition, there were positive answers to the questions about the need for the professionalism of paramedics and the nees for increasing the number of paramedics in emergency medical centers. There was no difference between the groups.
Keywords
Paramedics; Scope of practices; Necessity; Professionalism; Partnership;
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