Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel
Aim:The purpose of this study is to determine the driver behaviors of emergency health personnel driving ambulances.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study included ambulance drivers at the İzmir 112 Emergency Medical Services Department. We prepared a questionnaire consisting of 21 items as th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Summary: | Aim:The purpose of this study is to determine the driver behaviors of emergency health personnel driving ambulances.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study included ambulance drivers at the İzmir 112 Emergency Medical Services Department. We prepared a questionnaire consisting of 21 items as the data collection tool in this study. Moreover, we used this questionnaire to evaluate personal information and driver behaviors. Furthermore, a researcher in our study conducted face-to-face interviews to obtain data at the ambulance stations.Results:Altogether, 90.9% of the participants were self-confident in driving ambulances. Moreover, 88.8% of the participants followed traffic rules and 74.1% followed speed limits. In total, 55.2% of the participants previously had traffic accidents, and this ratio was lower in personnel taking 24-hour shifts.Conclusion:We found that ambulance drivers are self-confident and follow speed limits as well as traffic rules. We also determined that approximately half of the participants previously had a traffic accident. |
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| ISSN: | 2149-5807 2149-6048 |