• 한국병원경영학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the use of superior general hospitals on public holidays by using the medical use model (Dutton's medical use model) with the medical panel data. The study found that 34.2% of superior general hospital emergency rooms were used on public holidays and the factors which made statistically significant influences on the use of superior general hospital emergency rooms on public holidays were whether patients were operated or emergency care and inspection etc. Also, there was a difference depending on whether the type of establishment of the medical insititution is national or private. In other words, patients who received emergency care and examinations were found to make more frequent visit to hospital emergency room on pubic holiday, compared to patients who underwent surgery and those who visited emergency rooms in the private superior general hospital did so, compared to those who visited emergency room in the national general hospital(OR, 4.4, 3.386, respectively). Therefore, it is necessary to consider the introduction of integrated care of health and social care medical service that focuses on primary care in Denmark, which focuses on patients, and pre-The Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale(pre-CTAS) in the UK.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.293-295
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• 2014

Post-traumatic cerebral infarction (PTCI) is a secondary insult which causes global cerebral hypoxia or hypoperfusion after traumatic brain injury, and carries a remarkable high mortality rate. PTCI is usually caused by blunt brain injury with gross hematoma and/or brain herniation. Herein, we present the case of a 91-year-old male who had sustained PTCI following a low-energy penetrating craniocerebral injury due to a nail without evidence of hematoma. The patient survived after a decompressive craniectomy, but permanent neurological damage occurred. This is the first case of profound PTCI following a low-energy penetrating craniocerebral nail injury and reminds clinicians of possibility this rare dreadful complication for care of head-injured patients.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.210-219
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of emergency setting visitors' knowledge and behavior patterns in relation to prevention of respiratory tract infections. Methods: A descriptive survey was used. The participants were visitors to the emergency service in 'D' general hospital in 'D' city, and the data were collected from July 1 to September 1, 2016. The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis, t-test, ANOVA, $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: Factors influencing prevention of respiratory tract infections were visitors' education level, methods of dissemination of prevention information, and participants' knowledge with regard to preventive methods. The explanatory power was found to be 35% in the regression model. Conclusion: The findings indicate that visitors' education level, knowledge of infection prevention, and the dissemination of information regarding infection prevention by the hospital play an important role in the prevention of respiratory tract infections in emergency services in the hospital. These results highlight the need for a customized education program for prevention of respiratory tract infections in emergency settings. Programs should take into consideration the educational background of visitors, and provide them with appropriate information regarding infection prevention.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2020

Purpose: The study aimed to collect the first aid activity log data of patients who were retransferred through paramedics and to analyze the data in the hospital to improve the plan. Methods: We analyzed 434 retransferred patients, out of the 18,197 patients who visited the emergency medical center in the C area in G metropolitan city, from January 2017 through December 2018. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS software. Results: The patients were retransferred for various reasons: 17.7% (77 cases) due to the absence of specialists, 15.0% (65 cases) required first aid, and 5.3% (23 cases) due to absence of medical department. In addition, the major medical department with the largest number of retransfer was the department of emergency medicine with 38.2% (166 cases). In the prehospital stage, 38.5% (167 cases) were classified as severe, but in the hospital stage, they were classified as mild. In addition, as a result of hospitalization and discharge, 60.4% (262 cases) were discharged. Conclusion: Most of the retransferred patients were non-emergency patients, and were discharged for mild conditions. The overcrowding in the emergency room of a tertiary hospital can be prevented by reducing the retransmission.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2021

Purpose: We investigated the association between defoliant exposure and survival to discharge after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study based on the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) registry. The electronic medical records of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims from 6/9/2008 to 12/31/2016 were analyzed statistically. The case patients group had a history of defoliant exposure while the control group did not. Among the 401 victims studied, a total of 110 patients were male out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Baseline characteristics and the parameters involved in cardiac arrest were analyzed and compared between the two groups after propensity score matching. The primary outcome was survival to discharge, and secondary outcomes were sustained return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to admission. Results: After propensity score matching a total of 50 patients (case=25, control=25) were analyzed. Primary outcome (survival to discharge) was not significantly different between case and control groups [(OR, 1.759; 95% C.I., 0.491-6.309) and (OR, 1.842; 95% C.I., 0.515-6.593), respectively]. In the subgroup analysis, there were also no significant differences between the control group and subgroups in primary and secondary outcomes according to defoliant exposure severity. Conclusion: There is no statistically significant association between defoliant exposure and survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.374-380
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• 2017

본 연구는 시골지역에 위치한 119지구대의 현황을 분석하고 이를 바탕으로 좀 더 효율적인 응급의료서비스를 이용할 수 있도록 공간적 배치의 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 Y시 H면에 소재한 119지구대를 중심으로 2016년1월 1일부터 2016년 12월 31일까지의 119지역대 환자이송 현황을 조사하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 21.0을 이용하여 분석하였으며, 빈도분석을 실시하고, 가상적인 119지구대 배치 후 이송시간 및 거리는 GIS(Geographic Information System)를 이용하여 정보를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 119지구대를 이용율은 대부분 65세가 넘은 고령환자가 전체 이용환자의 57%인 수준이었으며, 실제 출동반응 현황은 현장도착 평균 거리는 6.41km(11.86분)이었으며, 현장에서 의료기관까지 소요되는 거리는 18.24km(21.52분)었다. 현재 위치하고 있는 119지역대를 중심으로 GIS를 이용하여 분석한 결과 장*리 마을로 9.12km(12분)이 소요되었으며, 환자발생지역까지 출동 후 다시 의료기관까지 가는 거리는 36.83km(62분)이 소요되는 것으로 나타났다. 장*리로 가상지구대를 설정한 경우 의료기관까지이 거리는 27.71km(50분)정도 소요되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과를 분석에 의하면 현재 소재하고 있는 119지역대의 위치는 환자발생지점에서 의료기관까지의 거리를 감안해 볼 때 적절하지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 이에 좀 더 많은 지역의 지구대를 중심으로 활발한 연구를 통하여 환자발생시 119지구대가 출동 시 최단의 거리와 환자 발생 지점에서 의료기관까지의 최단 거리등을 고려하여 현재 설치되어 있는 119지구대의 위치를 재고해야 될 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.2908-2914
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• 2013

본 연구는 대전,충남 소재 대학병원에 근무하는 응급의료종사자 122명을 대상으로 병원 내 응급구조사를 조사하여 응급구조사의 역할과 법적 업무규정의 현실적 제고 및 병원 내 응급구조사의 업무에 관한 인식을 보다 명확히 하기 위한 기초자료를 제공 하고자 연구를 실시하였다. 연구 대상자들의 병원 내 응급구조사의 업무인식을 살펴본 결과, 전체 40문항에 대해 $3.23{\pm}0.67$점으로 나타나 병원 내 응급구조사에 대한 업무인식정도는 중간 보다 다소 높은 것으로 나타났다. 영역별로는 외상처치가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 약물투여가 가장 낮았다. 응급의료종사자가 응급구조사의 업무를 바르게 인식하게 하기 위해서는 응급구조사가 고유 업무와 역할을 충실히 해 낼 수 있어야 할 것이다. 그러므로 보다 명확한 교육과정이 이루어져야 하며 보다 명확한 업무가 법적으로 규정되어져야 한다. 응급구조사에 대한 홍보와 지속적인 모니터링이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.31-34
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• 2000

The real Emergency Medical Service (EMS) was introduced into Korea in the 1990s, but the role of the EMT in hospital has not been establish. This report is based on our experience for the purpose of introducing the role of the EMT in hospital. 1) EMT assisted a doctor in emergency department. 2) EMT served as a member of CPCR team in hospital during last 3 years. The survival rate of CPCR in hospital was higher than other result in Korea. 3) EMT performed his duties as a keeper of hemodynamically unstable or severely injured patients very well. 4) EMT transferred patients with safety. 5) EMT ran with rapid triage. We think that EMT will play an important role in hospital from now on.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.380-391
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• 2014

Purpose: This was a descriptive research study to examine the patient safety risk factors and the level of safety management of nurses in emergency service, hospitals and to analyze the relationship between the two factors. Method: Data for analysis were collected from 232 nurses in emergency service, hospitals in Busan and Gyeongnam from July 30 to September 7, 2013. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficients. Results: Therapeutic agents showed the highest risk level. The prevention of transfusion errors showed the highest performance. As the nurses were working in regional emergency medical centers and received education more than 7 sessions on patient safety, they readily recognized the riskiness of the safety risk factors. In addition, as the nurses were older than 40, married, having more education about safety and understood the incident report registration system well, they performed safety management better. There were significant correlations between perception of the patient safety risk factors and performance for safety management. Conclusion: Nurses in emergency service, hospitals should try to improve safety management to reduce the risk factors shown to be higher based on the results and ensure the patient safety.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.47-62
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• 2024

Purpose: This study aimed to provide basic data for infection control education plans based on infection control awareness and performance of paramedic students during clinical field training. Methods: Data were collected from paramedic students with experience in clinical field training. The data collection period was from May 4, 2023, to June 4, 2023, and 132 copies of the collected survey were analyzed using the SPSS27.0 program. Results: Infection control awareness and performance were 4.80±0.24 points and 4.49±0.55 points out of 5, respectively. The infection control awareness of the participants according to clinical field training-related characteristics differed significantly in university education before clinical field training (t=2.100, p=.038). In addition, there were significant differences in performance in the number of clinical field training sessions (F=9.149, p=.000), hospital education before clinical field training (t=5.365, p=.000), and hospital education during clinical field training (t=3.094, p=.002). Conclusion: Before clinical field training, schools should provide infection control education that combines theory and practice suitable for hospital practice so that students can complete the infection control education organized by the hospital. Furthermore, if a university develops infection control in the clinical field training guidelines, it will have a positive impact on students' infection control performance through prior education.