Knowledge of Medical Staff on Medical Segregation of Patients Having Suffered in Mass Accidents and Disasters

. Ever growing pace of life in developing societies results in a considerable increase in abrupt threats to life and health. Both Accidents and Emergency Unit workers to whom a patient is referred having been ascribed a provisional category as well as members of Medical Rescue Teams who are the first medical staff to have contact with a patient ought to apply a correct procedural variant in their interactions with patients. Aim . The aim of the research was an attempt to evaluate medical personnel’s knowledge levels within the scope of segregating patients having suffered in mass accidents and disasters. Material and Methods . The diagnostic poll method was used in this work and a survey form was the research tool. The research involved 50 persons employed in Accident and Emergency Units and Medical Rescue Teams. Results . A general proportion of correct responses averaged out at 63% for both groups. No statistic correlation was found between the two groups. Conclusions . Knowledge level referring to medical segregation that medical staff presented proved unsatisfactory. The study shows there is a need for training within the scope of medical segregation in mass accidents and disasters. (JNNN 2016;5(1):16–20)