Management Decisions: The Effectiveness and Size of the Emergency Medical Team

Marlena Robakowska, Daniel Ślęzak, Przemysław Żuratyński, Kamil Krzyżanowski, Anna Tyrańska-Fobke, Magdalena Błażek and Jarosław Woroń
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Marlena Robakowska: Department of Public Health & Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Daniel Ślęzak: Department of Medical Rescue, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Przemysław Żuratyński: Department of Medical Rescue, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Kamil Krzyżanowski: Department of Medical Rescue, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Anna Tyrańska-Fobke: Department of Public Health & Social Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Magdalena Błażek: Division of Quality of Life Research, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
Jarosław Woroń: Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University, 31-531 Kraków, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-10

Abstract: In Poland, often for economic reasons, the staffing of medical rescue teams is limited to the legally required minimum. This gives rise to problems related to the effectiveness and efficiency of medical rescue teams. A literature review did not find any sources addressing the issue of the verification of the effectiveness of paramedic teams depending on the personnel composition of units. The aim of the study was to analyze the effectiveness of resuscitation depending on the size of the medical rescue team, comparing the work of two- and three-person teams. In total, 100 two-person teams and an analogous number of three-person units were studied. Statistical analyses were performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 24 package. The results showed that the assessment of the condition of the victim as well as the ability to assess the heart rhythm and monitor the condition during advanced measures were more effective in three-person teams; three-person teams also used oxygen more frequently during advanced life support (ALS). Most of the elements influenced the quality of resuscitation and it can be unequivocally stated that the work of three rescuers is more efficient and definitely more effective.

Keywords: medical emergency teams; paramedics; Poland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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