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Availability of Life Support Equipment and its Utilization by Ambulance Drivers.
Acharya, Rija; Badhu, Angur; Shah, Tara; Shrestha, Sharmila.
Afiliação
  • Acharya R; Department of Nursing, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu.
  • Badhu A; Department of Community Health Nursing, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal.
  • Shah T; Department of Community Health Nursing, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal.
  • Shrestha S; Department of Community Health Nursing, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Science, Dharan, Nepal.
J Nepal Health Res Counc ; 15(2): 182-186, 2017 Sep 08.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29016592
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

An effective ambulance is a vital requirement for providing an emergency medical service. Well-equipped ambulances with trained paramedics can save many lives during the golden hours of trauma care. The objective was to document the availability and utilization of basic life support equipment in the ambulances and to assess knowledge on first aid among the drivers.

METHODS:

Descriptive design was used. Total of 109 ambulances linked to B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences were enrolled using purposive sampling method. Self- constructed observation checklist and semi structured interview schedule was used for data collection.

RESULTS:

More than half of the respondents had less than five years of experience and were not trained in first aid. About two-third of the respondents had adequate knowledge on first aid. About 90% of the ambulance had oxygen cylinder and adult oxygen mask which was 'usually' used equipment. More than half of ambulance had equipment less than 23% as compared to that of national guidelines. There was significant association of knowledge with the experience (p = 0.004) and training (p = 0.001). Availability of equipment was associated with training received (p = 0.007),organization (p= 0.032)and district (p = 0.023) in which the ambulance is registered.

CONCLUSIONS:

The study concludes that maximum ambulance linked to BPKIHS, Nepal did not have even one fourth of the equipment for basic life support. Equipment usually used was oxygen cylinder and oxygen mask. Majority of driver had adequate knowledge on first aid and it was associated with training and experience.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Ambulâncias / Serviços Médicos de Emergência / Auxiliares de Emergência / Sistemas de Manutenção da Vida Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Nepal Health Res Counc Assunto da revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde / Ambulâncias / Serviços Médicos de Emergência / Auxiliares de Emergência / Sistemas de Manutenção da Vida Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: J Nepal Health Res Counc Assunto da revista: PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article