응급의료기관의 응급의료 수요와 응급구조사 인력 배치기준 간 불일치
Institutional misalignment between emergency medical technician staffing standards and emergency care demand in emergency medical institutions
Purpose: This study examined whether the deployment of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in emergency medical institutions aligns with staffing standards by institution type and with emergency care demand. Methods: This descriptive comparative study included regional emergency medical centers, local emergency medical centers, and local emergency medical institutions nationwide. The Emergency Medical Service Act and designation standards for emergency medical institutions were reviewed. EMT staffing standards by institution type, actual EMT deployment, the number of critically ill emergency patients, and emergency department patient volume were analyzed. Results: Regional emergency medical centers were required to employ at least five EMT-Paramedics. In contrast, this requirement was optional for local emergency medical centers and absent for local emergency medical institutions. EMT deployment rates were 100.0% in regional emergency medical centers, 79.9% in local emergency medical centers, and 47.9% in local emergency medical institutions, decreasing as institution level decreased. Compared with regional emergency medical centers, local emergency medical centers and local emergency medical institutions had higher emergency department patient volumes, larger numbers of critically ill emergency patients, and more patients per EMT. Conclusion: Although the importance of EMTs has been recognized, two types of institutional misalignment were identified: misalignment between staffing standards and actual EMT deployment and misalignment between emergency care demand and EMT deployment. These findings suggest that EMT staffing standards should reflect actual demand and institutional characteristics rather than institution type alone.
목차
Abstract Ⅰ. 서론 1. 연구의 필요성 2. 연구 목적 Ⅱ. 연구방법 1. 연구설계 2. 연구 대상 3. 자료수집 방법 4. 분석 방법 Ⅲ. 연구결과 1. 응급의료기관 종별 응급구조사 인력기준과 배치 현황 2. 응급의료 수요와 응급구조사 배치수준의 비교 3. 응급구조사 배치의 제도적 디커플링 Ⅳ. 고찰 Ⅴ. 결론 ORCID ID References
한국응급구조학회 [The Korean Society of Emergency Medical Technology]
설립연도
1997
분야
의약학>응급의학
소개
복합 구조적인 산업사회의 발전에 따라 안전사고와 응급상황에서의 구조구급요청자들이 증가하고 있으나 우리나라의 응급의료체계는 아직 그 수준을 따라가지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 이에 우리나라의 응급의료체계를 확립하고 구조구급에 관한 기초학문의 발전에 기여하고자 학회를 창립한다.
간행물
간행물명
한국응급구조학회지(구 한국응급구조학회논문지) [The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services ]