국내 응급의료센터의 생물학적 재난에 대한 준비현황Emergency Medical Centers Preparednessfor a Biological Disaster inKorea
- Other Titles
- Emergency Medical Centers Preparednessfor a Biological Disaster inKorea
- Authors
- 박태진; 김우주; 윤재철; 오범진; 임경수; 이부수; 임태호; 이재백; 홍은석
- Issue Date
- Jun-2008
- Publisher
- 대한응급의학회
- Keywords
- Emergency Preparedness; Biological warfare; Disaster Planning
- Citation
- 대한응급의학회지, v.19, no.3, pp.263 - 272
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 대한응급의학회지
- Volume
- 19
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 263
- End Page
- 272
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/178262
- ISSN
- 1226-4334
- Abstract
- Purpose: To investigate different emergency medical centers` (EMCs) preparedness for a biological disaster in Korea. Methods: A survey of 120 EMCs in Korea was done through questionnaire. We examined facilities, equipments and supplies, and emergency personnel training and drill. Results: Ninety (75%) EMCs participated in the survey. Sixteen were from regional/specialized EMCs and 74 were from local EMCs. The median for the number of staffed beds were 680(range, 200~2200) and the median for patient visits were 73(range, 24~210) per day. Ten(11%) of the 90 participating EMCs had personal protective equipments (PPEs); 7(8%) had wet decontamination units; 11(12%) had independent ventilation systems; 15(17%) had mechanical ventilator; 9(10%) had life lines; 39(43%) had alternative care sites and none (0%) had triage tag with presence of contamination. At least one drill was conducted annually in 11(12%). When the availability of resources needed in a biological disaster between regional/specialized EMCs and local EMCs were compared, the regional/specialized EMCs had PPEs(38% vs. 5%, p<0.01), wet decontamination unit(44% vs. 0%, p<0.01), independent ventilation systems (31% vs. 8%, p<0.05), and drills (38% vs. 7%, p<0.01) more frequently than local EMCs. Approximately 70% of the respondents attributed the above passive preparedness results from a lack of budget and the notion that only the minimum preparedness is necessary for the possibility of a biological disaster. Also, half of the respondents agreed that new infectious diseases will occur with a possibility of more than 50% in the future. Conclusion: Our data indicated that preparedness of EMCs for a biological disaster in Korea was low. Therefore, we should develop comprehensive plans to remedy the identified deficiencies.
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