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Control of medical devices and material equipment in rescue service car and preparation for rescue operation. Manual for a paramedics.
PROCHÁZKA, Jakub
This bachelor thesis deals with the inspection of medical devices and material equipment in a rescue service car. Inspection is one of the work duties that a paramedic must complete during the work shift. An insufficient inspection might lead to the failure of medical devices or the lack of material equipment necessary during the shift. Due to the increasing number of rescue trips, it may sometimes be difficult to do the inspection between each trip. In the theoretical part I outlined the legislation pertaining rescue services, the requirements for the equipment of the cars, dividing the rescue trip groups. I also described the devices and materials that the paramedics use. The goal of this thesis was to record the duration, process and competence during the inspection of medical devices and material equipment. I also focused on the most hazardous instances in the event of an insufficient inspection. The practical part was done using the semi-structured interview method with nine paramedics. The results state that in most cases paramedics have enough time to do the inspection of devices and equipment during the shift, even if the inspection is slow. However, due to the nature of this profession, the time of the inspection, as well as its duration, cannot be planned ahead. The best conclusion would be to shorten the time needed for the inspection to a minimum while having the highest possible quality of the inspection. I also found out that paramedics do different kinds of inspections, which they do on their own and are responsible for. The last part of the research has showed that paramedics consider the failure of medical devices as the most dangerous. Given the minimal instances of a device failure during a rescue trip, I believe that paramedics give the most importance to this part of the inspection.
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