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Parag Rishipathak1 , Shrimathy Vijayaraghavan2 , Anand Hinduja3
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To Evaluate the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Management of Acute Poisoning amongst the Emergency Medical Professionals in Pune, India Parag Rishipathak1 , Shrimathy Vijayaraghavan2 , Anand Hinduja3
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12204

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Introduction: Poison is any substance, which causes ill effects, or death when inhaled, ingested or injectedin living cells. Emergency Medical Professionals working in Ambulances play a very important role ininitial management of poisoning. Hence, it is imperative that the EMS professionals should have requisiteknowledge and possess the right attitude to be effective caregivers in cases of poisoning.Objective: To evaluate the Knowledge and attitude regarding management of Acute Poisoning amongst theEmergency Medical Professional in Pune, India.Methodology:The study was conducted amongst 170 Emergency Medical Professionals in Pune, India. The eighteen-itemquestionnaire comprised of two key parameters – eight items testing Knowledge and ten items measuringAttitude. Each item on the questionnaire required a binary response. All items were required to be mandatorilyfilled.Discussion: The study evaluated the knowledge and attitude of the EMS professionals in initial managementof cases of acute poisoning. Majority of the respondents possessed the right general knowledge aboutpoisoning except that most felt that it was more important to treat the poison rather than patient but couldnot correctly differentiate between the early stage and late stage symptom of poisoning.Conclusion: The study attempts to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of the EMS responders in acutepoisoning and provides with significant areas with scope of improvement that can guide educators toaccordingly tailor the teaching curriculum of the subject of poisoning
To Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Use of Automated External Defibrillation (AED) by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Providers in Pune, India Parag Rishipathak1 , Shrimathy Vijayaraghavan2 , Anand Hinduja3
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Publisher : Institute of Medico-legal Publications Pvt Ltd

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.13201

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Introduction: An Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is defined as the loss of cardiac mechanicalfunction that occurs outside of the hospital setting and confirmed by the absence of signs of systemiccirculation. OHCA has a very low survival rate. Timely provision CPR and Rapid Defibrillation duringCardiac Arrest requires adequately trained and qualified personnel. It is therefore important to understandthe current level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) with regards to AED amongst EMS responders.Objective: To assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Use of Automated External Defibrillation(AED) by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Providers.Methodology: The Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) study was conducted amongst 120 EmergencyMedical Services Providers at SCHS, Pune, India. A previously tested and validated KAP questionnaire byMarcus EH Ong et.al9 was utilized for the study. The final questionnaire consisted of 15 items spanning 3parameters -5 items testing Knowledge, 8 items measuring Attitude and 2 items measuring Practice relatedto use of AED.Discussion: The study was aimed at assessing the current knowledge, attitude and practices with regards toAED amongst EMS respondents. Most respondents reflected positive attitude towards utilizing AED in outof Hospital Cardiac Arrest patients.Conclusion: The study reemphasizes the need for formal training on AED usage. Although the study islimited by its sample size, it provides broad perspective on the subject
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