Open AccessTHE ANALYSIS OF SIXTH-YEAR MEDICINE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF PARAMEDICS COMPETENCIES AND THEIR FIELD OF WORK
Author(s) -
Przemysław Marek Fengler,
Filip Jaśkiewicz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
emergency medical service
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2391-7822
DOI - 10.36740/emems202003107
Subject(s) - medicine , core competency , medical education , family medicine , work (physics) , health care , psychology , nursing , mechanical engineering , marketing , economics , engineering , business , economic growth
The aim: Knowledge about each other roles and responsibilities among healthcare professionals has been indicatedas one of the core competencies in collaborative healthcare practice. The primary aim of the study was to recognize andanalyze sixth-year medicine students knowledge of paramedic’s competencies and field of work.Material and methods: A questionnaire addressed to sixth-year medicine students from 12 Polish medical universitieswas used as the evaluation method. The questionnaire consisted of 23 questions. Participants could obtain amaximum number of 48 points. The proportion of 50% was used to establish a minimum level of correct answers inthe study group.Results: 137 questionnaires were taken into consideration (143 questionnaires in total, 6 excluded due to incompletesurvey data). The mean age of the study group was 25.2 ± 0.2 years. The mean level of correct answers for the entirestudy group was 44.31 ± 20% (Me = 43.75, Q25 = 29.17, Q75 = 60.42). The analysis of results identified eight fieldsin which the percentage of correct answers was statistically significant below the assumed level of 50%.Conclusions: The sixth-year medicine students’ awareness of paramedics’ field of work and competencies is insufficient.Eight specific areas of knowledge were distinguished as insufficient: possible educational activities and workplaces,types of intravenous and intraosseous drug delivery routes, unsupervised analgesic drugs and catecholaminesavailable for paramedics, unsupervised intubation in different clinical conditions, pregnancy and childbirth-relatedprocedures and procedures which can be conducted only under physician’s supervision.