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KMID : 1140520200240020133
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Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
2020 Volume.24 No. 2 p.133 ~ p.153
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A study on the current status of prehospital emergency care for pregnant women, knowledge related to pregnant women, and self-confidence in emergency care among paramedics
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Park Jong-Min
Cho Keun-Ja
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to identify the status of emergency care of pregnant women transported by paramedics, to analyze the knowledge of paramedics related to pregnant women and their self-confidence in emergency care, and to provide foundational data to improve the quality of emergency care for pregnant women.
Methods: We received a total of 1,798 rescue logs from 119 paramedics, who had transported pregnant women, in I city from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. For survey analysis, we used the 164 questionnaires received from these paramedics from June 15 to August 14, 2019.
Results: The analysis of the rescue logs revealed that 85.5% (1,537 individuals) either had disease symptoms or were pregnant, whereas only 14.5% (261 individuals) had traffic accidents or accident-related injuries. The mean knowledge of the paramedics related to pregnant women was 23.73 (±2.98) points, and the mean self-confidence in emergency care was 3.19 (±0.74) points. Knowledge of the paramedics about pregnant women and their self-confidence in emergency care of these women had a statistically significant positive correlation (r=.306, p=.000).
Conclusion: Paramedics should be provided theoretical and practical training through various programs about the emergency care of pregnant women.
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KEYWORD
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Pregnant women, Emergency medical services, Knowledge, Self-confidence, 119 paramedics
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