Difference of Perception around Emergency Circumstances between 119 Rescuer and Utilizer.
- Author:
So Youn JEON
1
;
Sok Goo LEE
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Public Health, Chungnam National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
119 Rescue;
Users' satisfaction;
Difference of perception
- MeSH:
Chungcheongnam-do;
Coma;
Emergencies*;
Emergency Medical Services;
Humans;
Postal Service;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Stupor
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2000;11(2):212-223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
This study was performed to investigate satisfaction of 119 rescue users and to know how much different in perception around emergency circumstance between 119 rescuers and users. We reviewed emergency care records of users who were transported by 119 rescue of six agencies in Chungnam province from July 13, 1998 to August 8, 1998, and in order to find real utilization pictures and users' satisfaction, we analysed 113 mail questionnaires with perfect address and answers at January, 1999. The difference about perception around emergency circumstances between users and rescuers were as follows, degree of coincidence about mental state was 28.6% in alert, 61.9% in stupor, 28.6% in coma. Also, the degree of coincidence about patient 's severity was 50.0% in emergent, 64.1% in urgent, 19.4% in nonurgent. Difference between rescuers and users about duration from 119 call receipt to scene arrival The reason of satisfaction about 119 rescue service was 94.7% in kindness, 79.6% in equipment and facilities. Factors about dissatisfaction were delayed time(25.0%), insufficient equipment(19.2%), etc.
