Effects of the program development of knowledge and competency in emergency patient care at the scene of an incident for Emergency Medical Responder Samrong Thap district, Surin Province.

Abstract

This research is a quasi-experimental research. (one group pretest-posttest design) to compare the knowledge and competence of emergency patient care at the scene for emergency medical volunteers before and after the program. The ques tionnaire was used in 3 parts: (1) demographic questionnaire, (2) knowledge questionnaire, and (3) emergency patient care competency questionnaire. The samples in the study were 63 volunteers for emergency medical care in Samrong Thap Dis trict, Surin Province. The participation included 3 episodes: (1) preparation, (2) experience training, and (3) evaluation and reflection. Data analysis was conducted by using descriptive statistics and paired t-test statistics. The results showed that the average knowledge score after the program (M=29.62, SD=0.55) was statistically significantly higher than before the pro gram (M=26.75, SD=4.17) (p 0.001), and the emergency patient care performance score at the scene of the accident for emergency medical volunteers after the program was statistically significantly higher than before the program (M=190.65, SD=35.04) at p<0.001. It was recommended that the application of the knowledge and competency development program for emergency patient care at the scene for emergency medical volunteers should be expanded to include medical emergency volunteers in other emergency medical service network.