In this study, we aim to create awareness by assessing the infection control measures in prehospital emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic in the city of Ankara.
📌 3 Key Takeaways
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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of infection control measures in prehospital emergency medical services is to determine the potential infection risks and the measures to counter these risks during patient interventions and transfers conducted at this stage; thus, ensuring the patients' and workers' safety against potential occupational risks of infection.
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Key Findings & Data:Objective: The aim of infection control measures in prehospital emergency medical services is to determine the potential infection risks and the measures to counter these risks during patient interventions and transfers conducted at this stage; thus, ensuring the patients' and workers' safety against potential occupational risks of infection.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this study, we aim to create awareness by assessing the infection control measures in prehospital emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic in the city of Ankara.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Hastane öncesi · Enfeksiyon kontrolü · Pandemi
Abstract
Objective: The aim of infection control measures in prehospital emergency medical services is to determine the potential infection risks and the measures to counter these risks during patient interventions and transfers conducted at this stage; thus, ensuring the patients' and workers' safety against potential occupational risks of infection. In this study, we aim to create awareness by assessing the infection control measures in prehospital emergency services during the Covid-19 pandemic in the city of Ankara.
Özet
Amaç: Hastane öncesi acil sağlık hizmetlerinde enfeksiyon kontrol önlemlerinin amacı bu aşamada yapılan hasta müdahale ve transferi sırasında, olası enfeksiyon risklerini ve buna karşı alınması gereken önlemleri belirlemek; böylece mesleki olarak karşılaşılabilecek enfeksiyon risklerine karşı hasta ve çalışan güvenliğini sağlamaktır. Yapmış olduğumuz bu çalışma ile Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde Ankara ilinde hastane öncesi acil sağlık hizmetlerinde enfeksiyon kontrol önlemlerini inceleyerek farkındalık oluşturmayı amaçladık.
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