Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009; 15(6): 584-590

A motivating experience for emergency medical services: the first Turkish Ambulance Rally

Levent Kýdak¹, Turhan Sofuoðlu², Pembe Keskinoðlu², Zeynep Ölmezoðlu^2
1Izmir Education And Research Hospital, Bozyaka/izmir
²Izmir Provincial Health Directorate, Emergency And Disaster Medical Services, Izmir, Turkey

BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to evaluate the first “Turkish Ambulance Rally”, which provides training and motivation for the rally teams and introduces the prehospital emergency medical services of Turkey via international participation.
METHODS
Data in this descriptive study were collected using quantitative and qualitative research methods. Quantitative data were summarized in distribution and averages, whereas qualitative data were summarized in shared views and comments. There were totally 10 teams, with 96 participants; only two competitors were female.
RESULTS
Mean scores of driving techniques, locating address /patient transferral, advanced life support, and patient-carrying techniques were 93.1, 74.8, 70.4, and 67.6, respectively. The question regarding the organization’s effect on the teams in the deployed city and expansion of motivation to the city was scored lowest (2.5%), while desire for re-competition was scored highest (95.8%) in feedback results. According to the qualitative data, it was determined that the scientific content of the stage scenario was adequate, evaluations were made objectively, and participants and officials obtained professional benefits. However, it was also determined that these benefits did not project to all emergency medical services.
CONCLUSION
The rally was both beneficial and motivational for participants. It is considered that the more extensive contribution of the rally is the increased motivation of the workers and of the consciousness of the community.

Keywords: Ambulance rally, training; prehospital emergency medical services; motivation.

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Acil saðlýk hizmetlerinde motive edici bir deneyim: 1. Türkiye Ambulans Rallisi

Levent Kýdak¹, Turhan Sofuoðlu², Pembe Keskinoðlu², Zeynep Ölmezoðlu^2
1Ýzmir Eðitim Ve Araþtýrma Hastanesi, Bozyaka/izmir
²Ýzmir Ýl Saðlýk Müdürlüðü, Acil Ve Afetlerde Saðlýk Hizmetleri Þubesi, Ýzmir

AMAÇ
Katýlan ekiplerin eðitim ve motivasyonunu saðlamayý ve uluslararasý katýlýmlý organizasyonla Türkiye’nin hastane öncesi acil saðlýk hizmetlerinin tanýtýmýný yapmayý amaçlayan, 1. Türkiye Ambulans Rallisi deðerlendirildi.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM
Bu tanýmlayýcý çalýþmada veriler nicel ve nitel araþtýrma yöntemleri kullanýlarak toplandý. Nicel veri daðýlým ve ortalamalar ile, nitel veri ortak görüþ ve öneriler birleþtirilerek özetlenmiþtir. Ralliye toplam 10 ekip ve 96 kiþi katýldý. Yarýþmacýlarýn sadece ikisi kadýn idi.
BULGULAR
Etaplarýn ortalama puanlarý þöyleydi: Sürüþ teknikleri 93,1, adres bulma ve hasta nakli 74,8, ileri yaþam desteði 70,4 ve hasta taþýma teknikleri 67,6. Geribildirimlerinin deðerlendirilmesinde en düþük puan etkinliðin kendi çalýþtýðý acil saðlýk hizmetlerine (ASH) ve ilin motivasyonuna etkisi sorusuna verildi (%2,5); en yüksek oran (%95,8) yeniden yarýþmak isteði sorusuna verilen yanýtta alýndý. Nitel sonuçlara göre; etap senaryolarýnýn bilimsel içeriðinin yeterli olduðu, deðerlendirmede objektifliðin saðlandýðý, katýlýmcýlarýn ve görevlilerin mesleki geliþimleri konusunda kazanýmlarýnýn olduðu ancak, bu kazanýmlarýn tüm ASH’e yansýtýlamadýðý belirtilmiþtir.
SONUÇ
Ýlk kez düzenlenen rallinin katýlýmcýlar düzeyinde kazaným ve motivasyon saðladýðý saptanmýþtýr. Bu etkinliklerin geliþtirilerek, geniþ katýlýmla düzenlenmesinin, çalýþanlarýn motivasyonu artýracaðý ve toplumun konu ile ilgili bilinçlenmesini saðlayacaðý öngörülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Ambulans rallisi, eðitim; hastane öncesi acil saðlýk hizmetleri; motivasyon.

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