• Health Policy and Management
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.24-34
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• 2021

Background: The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect work dissatisfaction and turnover intention for dedicated nurses working in emergency departments of vulnerable areas of health care. The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors related to the working environment that influence job dissatisfaction and intention to turnover among dedicated nurses working in emergency rooms in areas of medical vulnerability. Methods: We conducted a survey of nurses working in emergency rooms in vulnerable areas of medical care, and the survey was conducted for two consecutive years. A logistic regression analysis was performed with the working environment variable as the independent variable and the work environment dissatisfaction and turnover intention as dependent variables, respectively. Results: The variables that significantly affected both dissatisfactions with the working environment and turnover intention at the current institution were age, overlapping work in other departments, and the total work experience of nurses. Annual salary, the average number of double-duty (continuous work) per month, type of work, and work experience of nurses at the current institution had a significant effect only on dissatisfaction with the working environment. Conclusion: The results of this study are thought to be of great help if the government takes reference when establishing medical policies in vulnerable areas in the future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.335-336
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• 2022

연구목적: 감염병 유행시 감염병 의심 환자의 구급활동을 위해 출동한 소방대원의 안전을 확보하고, 현장에서 수집된 정보를 바탕으로 지역별 감염병 의심환자 발생 현황을 파악하여 현장 통제 및 지원이 가능한 소방 감염병 관리 시스템을 개발하고자 한다. 연구방법: 감염병 의심 환자를 분류할 수 있는 스마트폰 앱을 개발하여 감염병 의심 여부를 확인하고, 감염병 의심 환자로부터 감염을 방지하기 위해 환자 식별용 NFC태그를 1회용 형태로 개발한다. 현장에서 입력되는 감염병 의심 응급환자 관련 데이터를 수집하고 분석할 수 있는 관리 시스템을 개발하여 해당 업무 관련자에게 제공하여 감염병 의심 응급환자의 이송을 개선하는지 평가한다. 연구결과: 실험결과 스마트폰 앱에 구현된 알고리듬을 통해 감염병 의심 여부를 판단할 수 있었으며, 적정 이송병원으로 이송함으로써 재이송 비율히 현저히 감소되었다. 결론: 본 연구를 통해 응급의료 서비스에 ICT 기술을 적용하여 응급의료 서비스를 개선할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였으며 특히 감염병 의심환자에 대한 적정병원 이송으로 이송시간 단축 및 응급환자의 소생률 향상과 함께 구급대원의 안전을 적극적으로 확보할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.227-229
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• 2013

이 연구는 선원의 의료와 건강실태 현황을 설문조사를 통하여 선원에 대한 의료지원 및 건강증진을 위하여 개선해야 할 점을 찾고 의료사각지대로 되어 있는 선내 의료 및 건강관리 여건을 개선하기 위한 제도개선 방향과 선원건강증진을 위한 정책 추진과제를 제안하였다.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.131-140
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• 2018

Purpose: The National Emergency Medical Center has been running a project for the storage and delivery of antidotes for acute poisoning patients of the Department of Health and Welfare, Korea. This study analyzed the results of this project over the past two years. Methods: The requests received by the National Emergency Medical Center and the data on the delivery process were analyzed. Results: This study analyzed a total of 121 patients with acute poisoning, who were requested to receive an antidote reserved at 20 key hospitals in 2015-2017, and whose age was $52.3{\pm}23.5\;years$; old; 54 were women. Intentional poisoning were 58.7%, and the home was the most common place of exposure (66.9%). The toxic substances were chemicals (32.2%), pesticides (27.3%), medicines (24.8%), and snake venom (4.1%). The patient's poison severity score was $2.4{\pm}0.7$ (median 3) indicating moderate-to-severe toxicity. Antidote administration was the cases treated in key hospitals 67.8% (82/121), in which transferred patients accounted for 57.3% (47/82). After receiving an antidote request from a hospital other than the key hospitals, the median was 75.5 minutes (range 10 to 242 minutes) until the antidote reached the patient, and an average of 81.5 minutes was required. The results of emergency care were intensive care unit (70.3%), general wards (13.2%), death (10.7%), and discharge from emergency department (5.0%). Conclusion: This study showed that the characteristics of acute poisoning patients treated with an antidote were different from previous reports of poisoned patients in the emergency department, and basic data on the time required for delivery from key hospitals was different.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.619-627
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• 2013

This study reviews the time while the homeless patients Length of Stay emergency medical institution according to their medical treatment when they visit a hospital and characteristics of pathogenesis to understand the related factors affecting the case. Such review aims at providing basic data and information on how to improve medical care services of our society. 691 homeless patients visited an emergency medical care institution in Chungnam-si for one year from January 1, 2012 until December 31, of the same year were surveyed. Methods adopted were the analysis of frequency, ANOVA, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis was conducted by making an independent variable as a dummy. This study came to a conclusion that first of all a medical care institution is required to avoid negative awareness and it should provide the homeless patients with medical care of better quality, having emergency care support system. Second, as most of the homeless patients are in their 40 or 50's, they are still in the age of high productivity of our society. Therefore, proper policy should be established and managed by the government on the program for their returning to the society as well as providing them with better medical care and support.

• Journal of Service Research and Studies
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.113-130
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• 2023

This study is a single case study of the application of service design in a regional emergency medical centre of a senior general hospital, focusing on the experiences of patients and medical staff. It aims to measure and improve the experience of healthcare services using service design techniques and to verify their effectiveness. A qualitative case study centred on ethnography and design workshops was conducted to collect in-depth experience data from patients and medical staff. The study identified key experiential differences between patients and healthcare workers, with a particular focus on the challenges faced in emergency medical services. The qualitative data collected through patient and healthcare worker interviews and design thinking workshops were analysed and incorporated into the design in order to understand the complex dynamics of the regional emergency medical centre environment. The results of the study highlighted the need to improve communication, manage patient flow, and improve the environment in three main aspects of the current state of design reflecting the needs of patients and medical staff. By analysing the differences in the specific needs of the two groups of patients and medical staff, a design-led implementation process can be applied to improve the services of the regional emergency medical centre. This study highlights the role and importance of design in healthcare and provides an efficient way to bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical design implementation. This will contribute to creating a faster, more effective, and more satisfying healthcare experience. It is hoped that this will be a new opportunity to see service design as a key to a new innovation process for the satisfaction of both patients and medical staff.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.399-407
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• 2018

Objective: Regionalization is one of the principal subjects for the advancement of rural emergency medical service systems in South Korea. This study shows the characteristics of interhospital transfer and status of the incidence of three major emergency disorders (acute myocardial infarction [AMI], acute stroke, and severe trauma) in one local province. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted for patients with three major emergency disorders who visited emergency medical facilities in one local province from January 2013 to December 2015, on the basis of the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) data. Results: The incidence of three major emergency disorders had increased annually. Patients with each of these disorders tended to choose distinguishing methods of visiting emergency medical facilities. AMI patients tended to visited emergency medical facilities using private cars or on foot, while severe trauma patients usually visited by 119 ambulance, and acute stroke patients used 119 ambulance and private car in similar amounts. Overall, 65% of AMI patients were treated in intraregional medical facilities, but about 70% of acute stoke and severe trauma patients were transferred outside of the region. Conclusion: Because each of these disorders has an individual characteristic, it is difficult to expect a solution for the problems associated with emergency disorders just by assuring the availability of medical resources. Based on regionalization, a policy to provide the optimal treatment for those emergency disorders should be developed by planning public medical service systems based on the individual characteristics of emergency disorders, the standardized transfer plans of emergency patients and the assurance for mobilization and sharing of confined medical resources.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.117-122
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• 2011

EMSS is the organic system offering quick and efficient transfer and treatment for those who need an emergency service. For EMS aviation operation is the important transportation for the common benefits. There are several types of aviation operation. Among the different types of the operations, helicopter operation is very common because it is free from any locations. Notwithstanding the benefit, various types of EMS helicopter accidents and incidents are occurred because of its poor operation condition. In South Korea, even though so much effort was put to decrease the accidents rates, there are still many accidents happening by fire helicopters and the forest service helicopters. Therefore, in order to regularize the EMSH operation, measures for the aviation safety have to be prepared. This research is, related to the EMSH, focused on the suggestion of safety measure for the EMSH in Korea based on the accidents analysis in various countries.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2008.06b
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• pp.65-70
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• 2008

현재 응급 의료 시스템에서는 환자의 소재를 파악하기 힘들 뿐만 아니라, 환자의 이송과정에서도 환자를 치료할 수 없는 병원에 이송하는 등의 문제점을 지닌다. 또한 이송을 위한 대기중인 구급차가 없거나, 환자의 병명에 따른 시한을 지키지 못함으로써 환자를 위급한 상태까지 이르게 하는 경우도 존재한다. 본 논문은 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 자동화된 중앙 관리 체계를 기반으로 한 u-EMS의 시공간 환경과 행위를 명세 및 분석하기 위한 CARDMI기반의 HAP 스케줄러를 제안한다. 이를 통해 응급 의료 시스템에서 발생할 수 있는 문제점을 u-EMS를 통해 환자를 적시적소에 EMS서비스를 제공할 수 있도록 스케줄링 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07d
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• pp.2956-2958
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• 2005

현대 사회는 의료 기술의 발달로 인한 인간 수명의 연장과 핵가족화로 인하여 혼자 지내는 노인이 많아지면서 응급상황 발생시 신속한 의료서비스를 받지 못하는 경우가 많아지고 노령화로 인한 심장관련 질환이 급격하게 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 심전도, 체온, 움직임 등의 생체신호를 획득하고 획득된 생체신호를 분석하여 응급상황 발생시 응급의료센터와 보호자에게 구조 메시지를 보낼 수 있는 시스템을 제안하였다. 시스템은 크게 생체신호 획득을 위한 생체신호 획득부와 생체신호 처리 및 전송, 디스플레이를 위한 모바일 부로 나눌 수 있으며 블루투스를 통하여 서로 통신한다. 또한 모바일 부에서 처리된 신호는 802.11b WLAL을 통하여 PC의 데이터베이스에 저장된다.