Engelsk titel: Cooperation between ambulance personnel and regular general practitioners
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Författare:
Förland O
;
Zakariassen E
;
Hunskår S
Email: oddvar.forland@isf.uib.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 24
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 09061850
Sammanfattning
Background. During the last decade, the ambulance services in Norway have upgraded their competence substantially and have become notably more professional. The purpose of this survey was to obtain new knowledge of how ambulance workers perceive their own professional competence and their relationship with other occupational groups with whom they cooperate.
Material and method. A questionnaire was sent to 300 persons who received authorisation as ambulance workers in the period 2002 - 2005. They were asked to evaluate inter-professional cooperation, professional appreciation and the competence different occupational groups have in practical handling of patients.
Results. The response rate was 52 %. The ambulance workers regarded the most problematic relationships to be with nurses and doctors in the out-of-hours services and with doctors at accident sites and in other emergency situations. 78 % of the ambulance workers claimed that their own occupational group has the highest competence in practical handling of patients with acute disease and injuries outside of hospitals. Nevertheless, only 19 % of them felt that occupational groups with whom they cooperate appreciate their competence.
Interpretation. Strengthened formal competence combined with increased possibilities for medical treatment in ambulances, may have contributed to an expanded role for ambulance personnel within prehospital emergency care. Smooth cooperation between doctors in the out-of-hours services and ambulance workers requires more knowledge of each other’s procedures and increased awareness of the other party’s role, something that could be partly achieved by training together in the local setting.