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VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Year 2021, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 419 - 431, 30.06.2021
https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.953960

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to make an assessment based on the opinions of pre-hospital HCWs, who provide the first care to patients during the pandemic and who work in patient transport or within the pre-hospital emergency medical services (PEMS) system. A case study was conducted with qualitative research methods from the literature. While analyzing the experiences through the eyes of the HCWs, it was witnessed that they had gained experiencial knowledge from previous epidemics and that although they had been tested very hard professionally, they never stopped fighting the pandemic. It was observed that not only society but more specifically HCWs had to deal with enormous risks due to the insufficient awareness of COVID-19. Though they experienced a great sense of professional satisfaction and gained experience, they were tested by the difficult conditions of the pandemic, both professionally and personally. The main defense system for societies against the COVID-19 pandemic—in which prevention methods, treatments, and vaccines are continously discussed and high levels of worldwide uncertainty prevails—are HCWs; therefore, the events they experience throughout this unique period in time should be recorded in history.

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COVİD-19 HASTALARININ HASTANE NAKLİNDE VE YÖNETİMİNDE HASTANE ÖNCESİ SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ GÖRÜŞLERİ NİTEL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Year 2021, Volume: 19 Issue: 2, 419 - 431, 30.06.2021
https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.953960

Abstract

Çalışmanın temel amacı Covid-19 pandemi döneminde, en önde Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri çatısı altında 112 ambülanslarında görev alan ve hastaların ilk bakımını sağlayıp, nakillerinde görev yapan sağlık çalışanlarının sürece dair görüşlerinden yola çıkarak, değerlendirmektir. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden yararlanılarak, durum çalışması yapılmıştır. Yaşanılanları onların gözünden analiz ederken onlarında en büyük bilgi birikimini eski salgınlardan sağladığını, mesleki açıdan çok zor bir şekilde sınandıklarını ama yine de asla savaşmayı bırakmadıklarına şahit olduk. Toplumun ve sağlık çalışanlarının Covid-19 farkındalıklılarının yeterince sağlanamaması nedeniyle çok büyük riskler ile mücadele etmek zorunda kaldığını ve mesleki açıdan büyük deneyim ve tatmin duygusu yaşarken mesleki ve insani olarak zor şartlar ve pandemi nedeniyle sınandıkları görüldü. Korunma yöntemleri, tedaviler, aşıların tartışıldığı ve belirsizliğin dünyaya hâkim olduğu Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde toplumların ana savunma sistemleri sağlık çalışanlarıdır ve bu dönemde yaşadıkları olaylar tarihe not düşülmelidir.

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Çalışmada ek destek alınmamıştır

References

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  • Referans2. Türk Toraks Derneği. Türk Toraks Derneği Mesleksel Akciğer Hastalıkları Çalışma Grubu. Basın Bildirisi. Sağlık Çalışanlarında COVID-19 Enfeksiyonu (cited:25.02.2021) Avaible at: https://www.toraks.org.tr/site/news/10240.
  • Referans3. Dick WF. Anglo-American vs. Franco-German emergency medical services system. Prehosp Disaster Med 2003;18(1):29-37.
  • Referans4. Karcıoğlu Ö, Yıldırım G. Acil Tıp Sisteminde Sürüş Güvenliği ve Acil Araç Sürücülerinin Eğitimleri, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2006; 20(3): 135-142.
  • Referans5. Reichard AA, Marsh SM, Moore PH. Fatal and nonfatal injuries among emergency medical technicians and paramedics. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011;15(4):511-517. doi:10.3109/10903127.2011.598610.
  • Referans6. Jaffe E, Sonkin R, Strugo R, Zerath E. Evolution of emergency medical calls during a pandemic - An emergency medical service during the COVID-19 outbreak. Am J Emerg Med. 2021;43:260-266. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.039.
  • Referans7. Fagoni N, Perone G, Villa GF, et al. The Lombardy Emergency Medical System Faced with COVID-19: The Impact of Out-of-Hospital Outbreak. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2021;25(1):1-7. doi:10.1080/10903127.2020.1824051.
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  • Referans9. Saberian P, Conovaloff JL, Vahidi E, Hasani-Sharamin P, Kolivand PH. How the COVID-19 Epidemic Affected Prehospital Emergency Medical Services in Tehran, Iran. West J Emerg Med. 2020;21(6):110-116. Published 2020 Sep 25. doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.8.48679.
  • Referans10. Eftekhar Ardebili M, Naserbakht M, Bernstein C, Alazmani-Noodeh F, Hakimi H, Ranjbar H. Healthcare providers experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Am J Infect Control. 2021;49(5):547-554. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.001.
  • Referans11. Cresswell, J. W. Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007.
  • Referans12. Yıldırım, A., Şimşek, H. (2016). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri, Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
  • Referans13. Hu D, Lou X, Xu Z, et al. More effective strategies are required to strengthen public awareness of COVID-19: Evidence from Google Trends. J Glob Health. 2020;10(1):011003. doi:10.7189/jogh.10.011003.
  • Referans14. Hartmann S, Rubin Z, Sato H, OYong K, Terashita D, Balter S. Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Infections Among Healthcare Workers, Los Angeles County, February- May 2020 [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 17]. Clin Infect Dis. 2020; ciaa1200. Doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1200.
  • Referans15. Özkan Şat S, Akbaş P, Yaman Sözbir Ş. Nurses' exposure to violence and their professional commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2021 Mar 24]. J Clin Nurs. 2021;10.1111/jocn.15760. doi:10.1111/jocn.15760
  • Referans16. Trumello C, Bramanti SM, Ballarotto G, et al. Psychological Adjustment of Healthcare Workers in Italy during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differences in Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Burnout, Secondary Trauma, and Compassion Satisfaction between Frontline and Non-Frontline Professionals. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(22):8358. Published 2020 Nov 12. doi:10.3390/ijerph17228358.
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Sarper Yılmaz 0000-0001-8166-659X

Publication Date June 30, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 19 Issue: 2

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APA Yılmaz, S. (2021). VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Journal of Management and Economics Research, 19(2), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.953960
AMA Yılmaz S. VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Journal of Management and Economics Research. June 2021;19(2):419-431. doi:10.11611/yead.953960
Chicago Yılmaz, Sarper. “VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 19, no. 2 (June 2021): 419-31. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.953960.
EndNote Yılmaz S (June 1, 2021) VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Journal of Management and Economics Research 19 2 419–431.
IEEE S. Yılmaz, “VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY”, Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 419–431, 2021, doi: 10.11611/yead.953960.
ISNAD Yılmaz, Sarper. “VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY”. Journal of Management and Economics Research 19/2 (June 2021), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.11611/yead.953960.
JAMA Yılmaz S. VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2021;19:419–431.
MLA Yılmaz, Sarper. “VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY”. Journal of Management and Economics Research, vol. 19, no. 2, 2021, pp. 419-31, doi:10.11611/yead.953960.
Vancouver Yılmaz S. VIEWS OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL HEALTHWORKERS IN THE TRANSFER OF COVID-19 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL AND MANAGEMENT A QUALITATIVE STUDY. Journal of Management and Economics Research. 2021;19(2):419-31.