A Study on the Perception of 119 EMT's Emergency Medical Service Transpor - tation System (With Seoul, Busan and 5 Metropolitans as the Central Figure).
- Author:
Duck Kie CHOI
1
Author Information
1. Administration Chief of Yongsan Fire Station, Korea. choidk2@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Emergency medical technician;
Emergency medical service;
Transportation
- MeSH:
Busan*;
Disasters;
Dissent and Disputes;
Emergencies*;
Emergency Medical Services*;
Emergency Medical Technicians;
Humans;
Quality of Life;
Seoul*;
Social Change;
Transportation;
Transportation of Patients
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2004;15(2):57-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: As the quality of life and people's own safety awareness rise in our society, the desire for first-aid treatment in early time from all sorts of accidents and disasters increases. So I examined how our Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system responses to the explosive demands on EMS and the terrible accidents laying stress on practical circumstances of the spot. METHODS: I mainly analyzed the processes, as a step before hospital, arrival in spot, 119 first-aid service, and transportation of patients when emergency patients happen. RESULTS: It is found that there must be systematic devices which makes EMT not to be caught on medical dispute, a modernization of emergency equipments, professional firstaid agents, a proper personnel arrangement. CONCLUSION: We must improve deduced problems focusing on structural and functional aspect to make an Emergency Medical Care Transportation system into a realistic one.
