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Epidemiological threats and readiness of medical rescue services of South Bohemia and Pilsen region for transport of patients with highly dangerous infection.
CHALOUPKOVÁ, Klára
The thesis deals with differences in the preparedness of the Biohazard team of the Emergency Medical Services of the South Bohemian and Pilsen Regions in caring for infectiously ill patients, their transport and treatment. It consists of theoretical and empirical parts. The theoretical part focuses on the history and epidemiology of infectious diseases, on the types and occurrence of highly dangerous infections in the Czech Republic while describing the biological risk and individual plans. It also deals with the components involved in measures in the presence or suspicion of a highly dangerous infection, describes the role of health care providers and the role of the Regional Hygiene Station. It highlights the medical units involved in the care of suspicious or highly dangerous infections, it also deals with the training of members of the Integrated Rescue System, personal protective equipment and, last but not least, decontamination of persons and objects. The empirical part consists ofa structured interview. The interview included 15 questions, 14 closed and 1 open. All questions were focused on the awareness of the members of the Biohazard Teams of the Emergency Medical Services of the South Bohemian and Pilsen Regions about the activities of these teams, the relevant legislation and the theoretical and practical preparation and equipment of workplaces. The respondents were members of the Biohazard Team, consisting of 4 paramedics, 4 drivers and 2 physicians from each named region. The results show that the preparedness of the Biohazard Emergency Medical Services of the South Bohemian and Pilsen Region is very similar, while the Biohazard Emergency Medical Services of the Pilsen Region prefers years of service to enter, respondents of this team are more familiar with theoretical knowledge, per year and therefore better prepared to intervene in a suspicion or occurrence of a highly dangerous disease. Members of the Biohazard Emergency Medical Services Team of the South Bohemian Region participate in theoretical training twice a year. The Biohazard Teams of both regions participate in practical exercises four times a year, but there is a problem because there is no uniform methodology for equipping a Biohazard Team in the Emergency Medical Service, there is no central equipment purchasing, which is both very economically disadvantageous and very difficult for cooperation.
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