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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2017.8.10.105

Convergent Awareness and Performance of the Standard Operating Procedure in Emergency Medical Technicians Serving as Paramedics  

Hwang, Jeong-Hyeon (Department of Emergency Medical Technology, Kyungil University)
Lee, Hyeon-Ji (Department of Emergency Medical Technology, Graduate School, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.8, no.10, 2017 , pp. 105-114 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the convergent awareness of emergency medical technicians serving as paramedics on the standard operating procedure(SOP) and their performance of it. The subjects in this study were 400 selected emergency medical technicians who were working as paramedics, and SPSS 20.0 was employed to make an analysis. The findings of the study were as follows: As for the convergent awareness of the subjects, they were best aware of the prevention of respiratory infections, and they were least aware of hand hygiene. Concerning performance, they performed best in handling treatment equipment and ensuring staff safety, and they performed least well in terms of hand hygiene. Overall, they were rated higher in awareness than in performance. Second, regarding the influence of general characteristics, there were statistically significant differences in awareness according to age, gender and injury experience, and significant differences were found in performance according to career only. The convergent awareness of the emergency medical workers was positively correlated with their performance. Given the findings of the study, it's required to improve both the Standard Operating Procedure awareness and performance of emergency medical workers who serve as paramedics, and it's expected to make it possible to boost their performance when repeated education is provided with the kind of programs that aim at improving awareness.
Keywords
convergent awareness; performance; 119 paramedic; infection control; emergency medical technician;
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