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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2016.30.3.124

Utilization of Medical Oversight and Related Factors among Some 119 Rescue Workers  

Joo, Mi Hyun (Dept. of Public Health, Graduate School of Chosun Univ.)
Han, Mi Ah (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.30, no.3, 2016 , pp. 124-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
Medical oversight (MO) means the advice and direction provided by a physician to rescue workers who provide medical care or carry patients at the scene of an emergency. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utilization of MO and related factors among some 119 rescue workers in Gwangju. A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 153 rescue workers in these 119 safety centers. The data were analyzed by SAS version 9.3. Overall 82.4% of the subjects utilized MO during the past month. In the multiple logistic regression analysis, the married subjects (OR = 3.87, 95% CI = 1.22~12.27), level 1 emergency medical technicians (OR = 2.87, 95% CI = 1.02~8.09), and subjects who treated cardiovascular emergency patients (OR = 9.19, 95% CI = 1.87~45.08) had significantly higher odds ratios for the utilization of MO. The experience of MO accounted for 82%. The development of strategies and education plans taking these results into consideration will help to improve the utilization of MO.
Keywords
Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technicians; Medical oversight (MO); Related factors;
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