• 기본간호학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.154-162
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• 2003

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors which can delay hospital arrival for patients with acute stroke. Method: The participants for this study were 102 patients who were admitted to the Department of Neurology in a hospital in Chungnam province. Data were collected from Oct, 2002 to June, 2003. The data were analyzed with frequencies, percentages, and $x^2$ test using the SPSS PC program. Result: The results of this study were as follows: 1. Only 33.8 % of participants arrived at the hospital within 3 hours. 2. Educational level, economic status, people living in same residence, and place of residence were factors which significantly affected prehospital delay time. Also there were significant differences in prehospital delay time according to family history of stroke, day of the week when symptoms began, perception of seriousness of symptoms, type of hospital first used, and transportation. Conclusion: Therefore, to reduce prehospital delay time, educational programs which focus on the above factors need to be developed. Also, a public campaign for utilizing emergency service to reduce transportation time for acute stroke patients need to be facilitated.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2020

Purpose: Stroke is a time-sensitive disease that could have reduced complications and mortality with timely diagnosis and treatment. This study aimed to analyze the causes of delay in detecting the clinical signs and symptoms of stroke. Methods: This retrospective observational study analyzed the emergency medical services reports of suspected stroke patients with positive predictive values on the Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale. The study was conducted in Daejeon, Republic of Korea from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017. Results: Prolonged prehospital time was associated with high blood pressure, history of cerebrovascular disease, and incidences during daily activities, and sleep. High blood pressure and complications from a previous stroke strongly associated with the prolonged stroke-detection phase (p<.05). Total prehospital time was shortened when patients had evident stroke symptoms, such as decreased level of consciousness, dysarthria, and hemiplegia (p<.05). There was no significant difference in gender or age as a factor that delayed the total prehospital time of the suspected stroke patients. Conclusion: Many patients did not recognize the early clinical symptoms and signs of a stroke. Furthermore, risk factors, such as high blood pressure and history of stroke, prolonged the total prehospital time. Therefore, we need targeted interventions that educate about warning symptoms of stroke, along with emphasis on the importance of emergency calls to substantially reduce the prehospital delays.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.707-712
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• 2013

급성심근경색환자에서 증상발병후 병원도착지연이 질병과 사망률에 중요한 관련이 있다. 이 연구에서는 환자의 증상 인식 등 응급의료체계 활성화 이전 단계의 의료기관 내원 지연의 원인을 연구하여, 향후 내원지연 시간 감소를 위해 적절한 보건교육 및 치료의 방향을 찾고자 하였다. 연구 샘플은 2009년 6월에서 9월까지 급성심근경색으로 입원한 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 인구통계, 의료기록 및 임상자료는 병원진료기록를 이용하였으며, 병원전 지연은 6시간이전과 이후로 분류하였다. 급성심근경색증 환자들에서 내원시간 지연에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 고령인 경우, 낮은 사회경제적 위치, 응급의료체계의 이용하지 않고 내원 한 경우와 급성심근경색을 위한 응급처치의 지연등이다. 따라서 사회경제적 위치가 낮은 계층과 고령층에 대한 급성관상동맥 증후군의 증상에 대한 지식을 높이고 증상발생시 의료기관을 빠르게 이용하도록 교육이 필요하다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.804-812
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• 2016

Purpose: This research was done to identify the hospital arrival rate and factors related to prehospital delay in arriving at an emergency medical center within the golden time after symptom onset in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: Data used in the research was from the National Emergency Department Information System of the National Emergency Medical Center which reported that in 2014, 9,611 patients went to emergency medical centers for acute myocardial infarction. Prehospital time is the time from onset to arrival at an emergency medical center and is analyzed by subdividing arrival and delay based on golden time of 2 hour. Results: After onset of acute myocardial infarction, arrival rate to emergency medical centers within the golden time was 44.0%(4,233), and factors related to prehospital delay were gender, age, region of residence, symptoms, path to hospital visit, and method of transportation. Conclusion: Results of this study show that in 2014 more than half of AMI patients arrive at emergency medical centers after the golden time for proper treatment of AMI. In order to reduce prehospital delay, new policy that reflects factors influencing prehospital delay should be developed. Especially, public campaigns and education to provide information on AMI initial symptoms and to enhance utilizing EMS to get to the emergency medical center directly should be implemented for patients and/or caregivers.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.440-449
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• 2023

Background: This study aimed to analyze the prehospital process and reperfusion therapy process of acute ischemic stroke in Busan metropolitan area and examine the impact of living arrangement on the early management and functional outcomes of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Methods: The patients who diagnosed with AIS and received reperfusion therapy at the Busan Regional Cardiovascular Center between September 2020 and May 2023 were selected. We investigated the patients' hospital arrival time (onset to door time) and utilization of 119 emergency ambulance services. Additionally, various time matrices related to reperfusion therapy after hospital were examined, along with the functional outcome at the 90-day after treatment. Results: Among the 753 AIS patients who underwent reperfusion therapy, 166 individuals (22.1%) were living alone. AIS patients living alone experienced significant delays in symptom detection (p<0.05) and hospital arrival compared to AIS patients with cohabitants (370.1 minutes vs. 210.2 minutes, p<0.001). There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of 119 ambulance utilization and time metrics related with the reperfusion therapy. Independent predictors of prognosis in AIS patients were found to be age above 70, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at admission, tissue plasminogen activator, living alone (odds ratio [OR], 1.785; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.155-2.760) and interhospital transfer (OR, 1.898; 95% CI, 1.152-3.127). Delay in identification of AIS was shown significant correlation (OR, 2.440; 95% CI, 1.070-5.561) at living alone patients. Conclusion: This study revealed that AIS patients living alone in the Busan metropolitan region, requiring endovascular treatment, face challenges in the pre-hospital phase, which significantly impact their prognosis.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.31-44
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• 2011

Purpose : The purpose of emergency medical services(EMS) is to save human lives and assure the completeness of the body in emergency situations. Those who have been qualified on medical practice to perform such treatment as there is the risk of human life and possibility of major physical and mental injuries that could result from the urgency of time and invasiveness inflicted upon the body. In the emergency medical activities, 119 emergency medical technicians mainly perform the task but they are not able to perform such task independently and they are mandatory to receive medical direction. The purpose of this study is to examine the recognition and request for medical direction by 119 emergency medical technicians in order to provide basic information on the development of medical direction program suitable to the characteristics of EMS as well as for the studies on EMS for the sake of efficient operation of pre-hospital EMS. Method : Questionnaire via e-mail was conducted during July 1-31, 2010 for 675 participants who are emergency medical technicians, nurses and other emergency crews in Gyeongbuk. The effective 171 responses were used for the final analysis. In regards to the emergency medical technicians' scope of responsibilities defined in Attached Form 14, Enforcement regulations of EMS, t-test analysis was conducted by using the means and standard deviation of the level of request for medical direction on the scope of responsibilities of Level 1 & Level 2 emergency medical technicians as the scale of medical direction request. The general characteristics, experience result, the reason for necessity, emergency medical technicians & medical director request level, medical direction method, the place of work of the medical director, feedback content and improvement plan request level were analyzed through frequency and percentage. The level of experience in medical direction and necessity were analyzed through ${\chi}^2$ test. Results : In regards to the medical direction experience per qualification, the experience was the highest with 53.3% for Level 1 emergency medical technicians and 80.3% responded that experience was helpful. As for the recognition on the necessity of medical direction, 71.3% responded as "necessary" and it turned out to be the highest of 76.9% in nurses. As for the reason for responding "necessary", the reason for reducing the risk and side-effects from EMS for patients was the largest(75.4%), and the reason of EMS delay due to the request of medical direction was the highest(71.4%) for the reason for responding "not necessary". In regards to the request level of the task scope of emergency medical technicians, injection of certain amount of solution during a state of shock was the highest($3.10{\pm}.96$) for Level 1 emergency rescuers, and the endotracheal intubation was the highest($3.12{\pm}1.03$) for nurses, and the sublingual administration of nitroglycerine(NTG) during chest pain was the highest($2.62{\pm}1.02$) for Level 2 emergency medical technicians, and regulation of heartbeat using AED was the highest($2.76{\pm}.99$) for other emergency crews. For the revitalization of medical direction, the improvement in the capability of EMS(78.9%) was requested from emergency crew, and the ability to evaluate the medical state of patient was the highest(80.1%) in the level of request for medical director. The prehospital and direct medical direction was the highest(60.8%) for medical direction method, and the emergency medical facility was the highest(52.0%) for the placement of medical director, and the evaluation of appropriateness of EMS was the highest(66.1%) for the feedback content, and the reinforcement of emergency crew(emergency medical technicians) personnel was the highest(69.0%) for the improvement plan. Conclusion : The medical direction is an important policy in the prehospital EMS activity because 119 emergency medical technicians agreed the necessity of medical direction and over 80% of those who experienced medical direction said it was helpful. In addition, the simulation training program using algorithm and case study through feedback are necessary in order to enhance the technical capability of ambulance teams on the item of professional EMS with high level of request in the task scope of emergency medical technicians, and recognition of medical direction is the essence of the EMS field. In regards to revitalizing medical direction, the improvement of the task performance capability of 119 emergency medical technicians and medical directors, reinforcement of emergency medical activity personnel, assurance of trust between emergency medical technicians and the emergency physician, and search for professional operation plan of medical direction center are needed to expand the direct medical direction method for possible treatment beforehand through the participation by medical director even at the step in which emergency situation report is received.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.41-54
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• 2007

2004년 10월부터 2005년 4월 중순까지 6개월 동안 영남대학교병원 응급의료센터에서 흉통으로 내원하여 허혈성 심장질환으로 진단받은 환자 170명을 대상으로 면담 조사를 통하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 170명의 대상자중 남자가 118명, 여자가 52명이었고, 평균연령은 $63{\pm}12$세였다. 전체 대상자의 48.2%가 고혈압을 가지고 있었다. 타병원 경유여부는 2차병원 50.9%, 직접 내원 30.6%, 의원 12.4%, 본원외래 순이었으며 전원되어 온 환자가 직접 내원한 환자보다 2배 이상 많았다. 특히 거리가 25 km이상 먼 지역에서 방문한 경우는 전원군에서는 55.5%, 직접 내원군은 28.3%으로 전원군에서 먼 거리 지역의 환자가 많았다(p<0.05). 교통이용에 소요된 시간은 전원군이 $53.3{\pm}19.6$분, 직접내원군이 $33.0{\pm}25.3$분으로 전원군에서 더 많은 시간이 소요되었다(p<0.05). 이용교통수단은 119나 129가 31.8%, 자가용은 31.2%, 앰블런스 22.9%, 택시 10.0%, 대중교통 4.1% 순이었다. 흉통 발생시각으로부터 응급의료센터에 도착까지 총 소요된 시간은 최소 30분에서 최대 86,400분(30일)이며, 환자의 44.1%가 증상발현 이후 6시간 이내에 도착했으며, 24시간 이내에 도착한 경우는 67.1%였다. 특히 심근경색증 환자군중 6시간 이상 지체된 경우는 58명으로 54.8%를 차지하였다. 응급의료센터에 내원 전에 응급처치 여부에 있어서 환자 대부분이 의식이 명료하였기 때문에 심폐소생술은 거의 시행되지 않았다. 대체 의료 행위로는 아무것도 안함이 74.7%로 가장 많았고, 그 다음은 사혈, 소화제, 청심원, 부황과 뜸 순이었다. 니트로글리세린이용은 환자의 52.4%가 이용하였고, 타병원에서 혈전용해제를 쓰고 온 경우는 전체 대상자의 1.2%였다. 환자의 최초 흉통 발생 시간대는 오전 6~12시가 34.1%로 가장 많이 발생하였고, 흉통 발생 당시 상황은 휴식중(37.1%), 수면중(22.9%) 순으로 나타났다. 증상발현 장소로는 집이 79.4%로 가장 많았고, 흉통양상은 둔한 양상, 쥐어짜는 듯한 양상 순 등으로 나타났다. 흉통발생시각에서 응급의료센터 도착까지 각 지연 요소별 소요된 시간의 중앙값은 환자 지연시간은 521분, 교통이용 소요시간은 40분, 타병원에 들렀다 온 경우 타병원에서 소요된 시간은 40분으로 총소요시간의 중앙값은 600분이었다. 향후 추적결과에서 자진퇴원은 7.6%, 사망은 6.5%, 입원은 85.9%로 대부분 입원하였다. 심근경색증 환자의 경우 총 106명중 12.2%에서 혈전용해제가 투여되었고, 45.3%에서는 PTCA와 stent 삽입술이 시행되었다. 결론적으로 흉통을 호소한지 6시간 이상 지체된 체 병원에 방문한 경우가 많았고 직접 본원으로 내원한 환자보다 전원 되어 온 환자가 많으므로 의원이나 특히 병원급 이상의 의료기관에서는 적극적으로 혈전용해제 투여가 이루어질 수 있도록 의료 인력에 대해 지속적인 교육 및 시설과 장비를 갖출 수 있는 방안이 모색되어야 하고 심근경색증의 전구증상 및 증상에 관한 일반인들의 교육이 시급하며 특히 흡연자나 고혈압, 당뇨 및 협심증, 고지혈증, 뇌졸중 등 심근경색증의 위험인자와 병력을 가진 환자들에 대한 체계적이고 지속적인 교육이 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.