Activities of Medical Emergency Teams with the patients in the material of Regional Directorate of Emergency Medical Services in Lublin

Aftyka, Anna; Rudnicka–Drożak, Ewa

doi:10.12923/p21w-2015-1/02

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“…The preparations administered resulted from the EMT diagnoses and the needs of the patient: malaise, pain in the limbs, pain in the chest, high BP [15][16][17][18][19].…”

Section: Distribution Of Interventions By Year Of Observationmentioning

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Loneliness in the Practice of Emergency Medical Teams: A Case Study

Dudziński¹,

Czyżewski²,

Kubiak³

2023

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Background. Loneliness is a common phenomenon among human populations worldwide. Elderly people are particularly affected by loneliness due to difficulties in using communicators (telephone, social media) providing remote contact. National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) entities are the units responsible for undertaking medical rescue operations on the scene of an incident and qualified patient transport. The ambulance equipment, including measuring and monitoring devices, dressing articles, pharmaceuticals and procedures used by medical rescue teams are dedicated mainly to urgent cases. Material and methods. The study comprised a 3-year retrospective analysis of trips performed by the EMS between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2022, to a female patient living alone. The following measures were calculated to characterize the variables: number (n) and frequency (%), in addition Min, Max, Mean and Standard Deviation (SD). Results. In the period under observation, 49 EMS interventions were performed. There were 1085 days (2 years; 11 months; 21 days) between the first and last intervention under observation. The highest intensity of calls occurred in March 2020 (n=9), and May 2020 (n=10); the largest intervals between the calls occurred in the second half of 2022. The share of events in particular years was as follows: 2020 (n=33), 2021 (n=10), 2022 (n=6). Conclusions. Loneliness and lack of care from the family affects the condition of chronic diseases. The frequency of EMS calls in the described case was higher at night. An increase in the frequency of interventions corresponded with the period of the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Poland as a new unknown threat. Predominantly pharmacology in the form of sedatives, analgesics and drugs lowering hypertension, was used which was a response to the needs of the patient's clinical condition.

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“…The preparations administered resulted from the EMT diagnoses and the needs of the patient: malaise, pain in the limbs, pain in the chest, high BP [15][16][17][18][19].…”

Section: Distribution Of Interventions By Year Of Observationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Loneliness in the Practice of Emergency Medical Teams: A Case Study

Dudziński¹,

Czyżewski²,

Kubiak³

2023

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Diagnoses Made by Leaders of Emergency Medica L Services Teams Within the Operat Ion Area Of the Emergency Medica L Services Stat Ion in Minsk Mazowiecki in 2013-2017

Mitura¹,

Łaziuk

Celinski³

et al. 2020

Emerg Med Serv

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Introduction: The activities of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Station in Minsk Mazowiecki are based on the provision of medical aid to persons in a state of emergency. The aim: Analysis of interventions of EMS teams operating in the structure of the EMS Station in Minsk Mazowiecki, including diagnoses made by team leaders based on the International Classification of Diseases. Material and methods: The study was retrospective. The analysis covered 39,027 dispatches of EMS teams in Minsk Mazowiecki in the period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017. The study was conducted on the basis of medical data collected in SP ZOZ RM-MEDITRANS computer systems in Siedlce. Results: The results indicated an increase in the number of interventions performed by EMS teams working in the EMS Station in Minsk Mazowiecki (by 30.80%) in the period from 2013 to 2017. In that period, interventions in code 2 (69.12%) dominated. The EMS teams reached the event site much faster in code 1 than in code 2. The mean time needed to reach the event site was noticeable. Most interventions took place in the patient’s home (73.14%). The leaders of EMS teams made diagnoses mainly on the basis of a group of ICD-10 codes regarding symptoms and disease features (37.39%), followed by injuries, poisoning, external factors (20.58%) and cardiovascular diseases (15.64%). Of all interventions, 68.60% of patients were transported to hospitals, and 23.97% remained at the place of call. Conclusions: The analysis of interventions of EMS teams in Minsk Mazowiecki indicated an increase in the society’s demand for services in the field of EMS, while the optimization of their use and verification of the legitimacy of their interventions is warranted. In addition, EMS team leaders made diagnoses mainly on the basis of a group of ICD-10 codes regarding symptoms and disease features.

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Assessment of Interventions Completed by the Voivodeship Rescue Service in Katowice in the Silesian Voivodeship in 2018 Due to Injuries

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Aim: To assess the trips made by Emergency Medical Teams due to injuries (ICD-10 code: S) completed by Voivodeship Medical Rescue Teams in Katowice in 2018. Material and methods: Analysis of the characteristics of the trips was done based on information contained on “Emergency ambulance travel cards”. Statistical analysis was carried out using the t-Student, ANOVA variance as well as the Tukey post-hoc tests (p<0.05). Results: The whole number of trips made by the Emergency Medical Teams in the Silesian Voivodeship totalled 211,896, of which due to the reported injury, the total number of trips was 202,946 cases (183,827 calls were in town – 91%; 19,119 calls were out of town – 9%; p<0.05). The most common cause for calls were due to head injuries (S03 – dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of the head as well as S04 – cranial nerve injuries). Statistically significant differences in the number of trips depending on cause identification (p<0.05) were determined, as well as in comparison to the number of cases identified as S03 and S04 between the in town and out of town territory (p<0.05). The median arrival time to an in town site was 7 minutes and 42 second, whereas in out of town sites it was 13 minutes and 19 seconds. Conclusion: The characteristics of the trips made by Emergency Medical Teams depends on the time, and what is affected by organizational changes in the emergency medical system.

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Activities of Medical Emergency Teams with the patients in the material of Regional Directorate of Emergency Medical Services in Lublin

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Loneliness in the Practice of Emergency Medical Teams: A Case Study

Loneliness in the Practice of Emergency Medical Teams: A Case Study

Diagnoses Made by Leaders of Emergency Medica L Services Teams Within the Operat Ion Area Of the Emergency Medica L Services Stat Ion in Minsk Mazowiecki in 2013-2017

Assessment of Interventions Completed by the Voivodeship Rescue Service in Katowice in the Silesian Voivodeship in 2018 Due to Injuries

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