Iraqi community members' knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency medical care
Assessing civilian emergency medicine in an area of conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19503428 |
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| Authors | Patrick Kelly Shanovich, Patrick Shanovich (UCLA Medical Center, corresponding author), Ross I Donaldson (0000-0002-5640-582X, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center), Yuen Wai Hung (0000-0002-1171-109X, International Medical Corps), Tariq Hasoon (International Medical Corps), Gerald E Evans (International Medical Corps) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 151-164 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medicine Conflict & Survival (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-3699 • E-ISSN: 1743-9396 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13623699.2011.631750 |
| PMID | 22320014 |
| OpenAlex | W2059826557 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
The objective of this article is to assess community member knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency medical care in Baghdad, Iraq. We performed a randomized, cluster-based, household Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) survey regarding pre-hospital and hospital-based emergency medical care among Baghdad community members. A total of 1172 individuals participated in the survey. While most (93.5%) understood that for a serious injury, one should go to the hospital within three hours, only half (50.6%) felt that ambulances were beneficial and only 5% knew that there was a number to call in case of medical emergency. Regarding attitudes, only half (50.2%) of those interviewed felt an ambulance would arrive within an hour, while higher proportions of people believed that paramedics (59.1%) and medical staff working in emergency departments were adequately trained (71.5%). In terms of practice, most Iraqis responded that they would seek care in a hospital (84.8-90.0%) by means other than an ambulance (98.0-99.2%). However, if an ambulance arrived, 77% would allow it to transport their friends/family and 73.5% would trust the medical staff in the hospital to appropriately treat them. Our conclusion is that emergency medical care in Iraq is still in the development phase. Although numerous ambulances have been commissioned, scores of paramedics have been trained, and staff working in Baghdad Emergency Departments have undergone updates in their practice, the public does not appear to be fully informed of these changes. Future developments in Iraqi emergency medical care should include targeted efforts to expand the public awareness of such services
Community hospital · Emergency department · Family medicine · Medical emergency · Prehospital Emergency Care · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Nursing · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Emergency Medical Services
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