Eurasian Journal of Critical Care

Yazarlar: Hasan KÜÇÜKKENDİRCİ, Serap BATI

Konular:Acil Tıp

Anahtar Kelimeler:Sharp objects,Injuring,Emergency Health Services

Özet: Introduction: Pre-hospital emergency healthcare workers are teams that go to thescene in case of emergency illness or injuryand start medicalcare.The reasons including the necessity to intervene in a narrow area, the movement of the ambulance and the rapid behavior increase the risk of injury with a cutting tool compared to the health care professionals.Objective of our study is to determine penetrating stab wound rate and reasons of health personnel employed at pre-hospital emergency health services. Material/Method: This descriptive study was performed between January and April 2017.Konya 112 emergency service personnel were composed the universe of the study. The study data were prepared by researches without composing any sample was applied to 246 people who accepted to attend survey. SPSS 20 program was used to analyze the data.Significance level was determined as 0.05. Findings and Conclusion: Totally 246 people attended to the study.15.0% of attendants to the survey had penetrating stab wounds.Women have more wounding risk than men(p=0,038);employed personnel at the centers have more wounding risk than employed personnel at the district center(p=0,010). No significant relation was found among age group, profession and wounding situation.43,2% personnel having penetrating stab wounds had only once,32.4% had twice,24.7% had injured more times.43.2% of wounds occurred in the vehicle is mobile.Branule caused wound in 56.7% rate and its 75.7% was contaminated. Ambulance personnel’s wounding rate was found considerably high.Wounding occurred mostly in ambulance.At the provided trainings, it should be emphasized that interventions should be done at the scene then the vehicle should move.

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