Difference of Perception around Emergency Circumstances between 119 Rescuer and Utilizer

Jeon,  So Youn; Lee,  Sok Goo

J Korean Soc Emerg Med > Volume 11(2); 2000 > Article

Original Article

Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2000;11(2): 212-223.

Difference of Perception around Emergency Circumstances between 119 Rescuer and Utilizer

¹Graduate School of Public Health, Chungnam National University, Korea.
²Department of Preventive Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Korea. jsy0416@hanmail.net

ABSTRACT

This study was performed to investigate satisfaction of 119 rescue users and to know how much different in perception around emergency circumstance between 119 rescuers and users. We reviewed emergency care records of users who were transported by 119 rescue of six agencies in Chungnam province from July 13, 1998 to August 8, 1998, and in order to find real utilization pictures and users' satisfaction, we analysed 113 mail questionnaires with perfect address and answers at January, 1999. The difference about perception around emergency circumstances between users and rescuers were as follows, degree of coincidence about mental state was 28.6% in alert, 61.9% in stupor, 28.6% in coma. Also, the degree of coincidence about patient 's severity was 50.0% in emergent, 64.1% in urgent, 19.4% in nonurgent. Difference between rescuers and users about duration from 119 call receipt to scene arrival The reason of satisfaction about 119 rescue service was 94.7% in kindness, 79.6% in equipment and facilities. Factors about dissatisfaction were delayed time(25.0%), insufficient equipment(19.2%), etc.