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Disaster Preparedness of Emergency Medical Responders |
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| Creator | Rapeeporn Rojsaengroeng |
| Title | Disaster Preparedness of Emergency Medical Responders |
| Contributor | Natchapon Sinsuwan, Kunwara Suk-iad, Kanawut Khunraksa, Praenapa Ketsiri, Fahsai Jaibergban, Suthee Wattanatham. |
| Publisher | P.A. LIVING CO., LTD. |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Journal Title | Thai Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Journal Vol. | 2 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 37 - 56 |
| Keyword | disaster, emergency medical responders, disaster preparedness |
| URL Website | https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJEM/index |
| Website title | Thai jounal of Emergency Meddicine |
| ISSN | 2697 - 4924 |
| Abstract | Introduction Emergency medical responders who work closely to the community ought to have disaster preparedness for helping population properly. Objective To study the disaster preparedness of emergency medical responders Methods This study was a cross-sectional survey by using questionnaires among emergency medical responders at Ruamkatanyu foundation on March 15-16, 2019. Results We surveyed 440 emergency medical responders (EMRs). Most of them were 356 men (80.91%). The median age was 38 years old (IQR 31-43). The 313 EMRs (71.14%) reported they have moderate level of knowledge of disaster preparedness. The majority of EMRs reported that they had medical knowledge of disaster preparedness (183, 41.59%). 326EMRs (74.09%) reported that they gained knowledge by participating in training with medical personnel. Most of them have knowledge of floods (273, 62.05%). 203 EMRs (46.14%) had knowledge of survival bag but 142 EMRs (32.27%) had survival bag for use. 141 EMRs (32.05%) participated in disaster rehearsals that was a small number, therefore caused them not prepare for disaster. Conclusions The emergency medical responders believed that they had moderate level of knowledge of the disaster preparedness and most of them had medical knowledge from participating in training with medical personnel. The majority planned but did not prepare for disaster due to they did not practice in disaster reherasals. |
