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Analysis of the Characteristics of Hospital Visits and Medical Utilization of Elderly Patients at an Emergency Medical Center in the Gyeongbuk Region (경북지역 일개 응급의료센터 노인환자의 내원관련 특성과 의료이용 분석)

  • Nam, Chang-Seok;Han, Sam-Sung;Yoo, Wang-Keun
    • The Korean Journal of Health Service Management
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.51-59
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    • 2016
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the health service utilization of elderly patients who visited an emergency medical center in the Gyeongbuk region and to provide basic information for the effective management of emergency medical centers. Methods : This study analyzed the characteristics of the hospital visits and the actual situation for the use of emergency medical care of 10,264 elderly patients that visited an emergency medical center in the Gyeongbuk region from January, 2014 to December, 2014. Frequency analysis and chi-square test were done in this study. Results : This study showed that there is a difference in the characteristics of health service utilization which included hospital visits, duration of hospital visits and mode of arrival to the emergency medical center according to age, gender and other characteristics. Conclusions : Providing efficient emergency services is necessary as well as establishing an emergency medical center management plan that takes into consideration the difference in health service utilization of elderly patients.

Analysis of external environmental factors affecting patient transport time

  • LEE, Hyeryeong;PARK, Sang Woong;YUN, Eunjeong;KIM, Dakyeong;CHOI, Hea Kyung
    • The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence
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    • v.8 no.6
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    • pp.11-17
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    • 2022
  • Emergency transport is directly related to the life of the patient, and rapid transport to the hospital is crucial. However, external environmental factors such as traffic or weather, interfere with hospital transport. In this study, we investigated the external environment affecting hospital transport time. We examined the transfer time and patient treatment time of emergency patients in an area of northern Gyeonggi-do from 2018 to 2020. Diagnosis after arrival at the hospital was used, and on-site treatment time was measured from paramedic arrival time at the scene to departure. Furthermore, we examined whether there was a correlation between the time paramedics left the scene and hospital arrival time through the reason for the delay as recorded in the emergency log. Traffic jams had the greatest impact on patient transport, while transport delays occurred due to heavy rain, but not snow. Among injured patients, electrical accidents were the most problematic in terms of on-site treatment time. This was because a lot of first aid is needed in electrical accidents. It must be necessary to mobilize two ambulances in an emergency through the expansion of infrastructure, prepare a plan for rapid transport in heavy rain, and implement strong laws against transport obstruction.

Innovation and Improvement of National Emergency Management System in Korea - Focused on All-Hazard Approach - (국가 재난관리 체계의 혁신과 발전방향: 모든 위험 접근법을 중심으로)

  • Kang, Uk;Park, Jun-Seok;Jo, Jun-Teak
    • Korean Security Journal
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    • no.43
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    • pp.7-35
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    • 2015
  • The Ministry of Public Safety and Security was established in order to handle all sorts of disasters because of Sewol ferry tragedy and the fundamental reform on the emergency management system will be performed. The establishment of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security is considered as the landmark for the emergency management when it is compared to those in the United States and Japan in terms of the size and the authority. However, there are many tasks to be done for the settlement of the Ministry of Public Safety and Security. More specifically, a real and substantial plan should be prepared because the organization was established without blueprints or detailed implementation plan. This study suggests that all-hazard approach which is the one of the disaster management principles should be applied when the substantial plan is prepared. All possible hazard should be analyzed, assessed, and prioritized. In addition, Based on the results, the effective policies should be established with the consideration of Korean context.

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Comparison of flood inundation simulation between one- and two-dimensional numerical models for an emergency action plan of agricultural reservoirs

  • Kim, Jae Young;Jung, Sung Ho;Yeon, Min Ho;Lee, Gi Ha;Lee, Dae Eop
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.515-526
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    • 2021
  • The frequency of typhoons and torrential rainfalls has increased due to climate change, and the concurrent risk of breakage of dams and reservoirs has increased due to structural aging. To cope with the risk of dam breakage, a more accurate emergency action plan (EAP) must be established, and more advanced technology must be developed for the prediction of flooding. Hence, the present study proposes a method for establishing a more effective EAP by performing flood and inundation analyses using one- and two-dimensional models. The probable maximum flood (PMF) under the condition of probable maximum precipitation (PMP) was calculated for the target area, namely the Gyeong-cheon reservoir watershed. The breakage scenario of the Gyeong-cheon reservoir was then built up, and breakage simulations were conducted using the dam-break flood forecasting (DAMBRK) model. The results of the outflow analysis at the main locations were used as the basis for the one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) flood inundation analyses using the watershed modeling system (WMS) and the FLUvial Modeling ENgine (FLUMEN), respectively. The maximum inundation area between the Daehari-cheon confluence and the Naeseong-cheon location was compared for each model. The 1D flood inundation analysis gave an area of 21.3 km2, and the 2D flood inundation analysis gave an area of 21.9 km2. Although these results indicate an insignificant difference of 0.6 km2 in the inundation area between the two models, it should be noted that one of the main locations (namely, the Yonggung-myeon Administrative and Welfare Center) was not inundated in the 1D (WMS) model but inundated in the 2D (FLUMEN) model.

A Method to Develop for Emergency Response Guidelines using Business Continuity Plan in Chemical Plant (BCP 기법을 활용한 화학공장에서의 사고대응 가이드라인 개발 방법에 관한 연구)

  • Yang, Jae-Mo;Seol, Ji Woo;Yong, Jong-Won;Ko, Sang Wook;Park, Chulhwan;Yoo, Byungtae;Ko, Jae Wook
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.743-749
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    • 2014
  • Even if many studies for the prevention of accidents in chemical plant have been carried out, recently more severe accidents in chemical plants have occurred continuously. These have a large potential impact and the loss of casualties and economic can vary according to the activities of early emergency responses. Thus, in order to mitigate the impact of accidents, the studies preparing the guidelines for emergency response have to be urgently needed. In this study, the current emergency responses guidelines and regulations in Korea were investigated to find out the drawbacks. And, to tackle these, BCP(Business continuity plan) method was used to improve the activities of early emergency responses as suggesting the basic components, response steps, feedback and procedures of the emergency responses.

A Study on the Architectural Planning of Plan Type and Area Composition in Medical Emergency Center (지역응급의료센터의 평면유형 및 면적구성에 관한 건축계획적 연구)

  • Kwon, Yongtaek;Roh, Jihwa
    • Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 2012
  • Recently, our country is caused with economic growth and development and city intensive brazier being caused by industrial accident, crime accident and suicide of traffic facility, it is caused by with Western dietary life and the emergency patient is to an increase tendency. And the life increases with medical development and the medical emergency demand of the old people are increasing. Approximately 80% of the patients are non-emergent patients who receive ambulatory care and the rest 20% of the patients are serio us- emergent patients Emergency patients because non-strategy it is doing with function as imported medical treatment and provides, equipment, the operation is being impossible with manpower tribal etc.