M. Tech. Fire Technology. / Aims to determine the level of job satisfaction of the City of Tshwane EMS employees.

published_or_final_version / Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Sociology / Master / Master of Philosophy

International mass sports gatherings like the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup Soccer and Olympics can cause great challenges to local healthcare systems and emergency medical services. History has shown that disasters do occur during these events, whether on a small or large scale. Disaster Management Practitioners from the public health perspective widely recognize that poor planning and a range of other underlying factors, create conditions of vulnerability. These result in insufficient capacity or measures to reduce hazards’ potentially negative consequences. The eThekwini District has to be prepared in the event of a mass disaster. Pre-empting and planning for disasters will lead to the safety and security of our citizens. The aim of this study was to undertake a baseline survey (in a total number of eleven public sector hospitals) to assess the state of hospital readiness, medical preparedness, and emergency care in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer in the eThekwini District. A general assessment tool in the form of a standard questionnaire, and a walkthrough visit with a checklist, was used to collect data. There is no previous study conducted at the eThekwini District to assess requirements for an international event in terms of a mass disaster. South Africa is a developing country, and this was the first time any developing country had hosted a sporting event on such a large magnitude thus there are no international standards on sports disaster management by any other developing countries to generalise to eThekwini District. The current disaster management operational plan that is being used for the World Cup is based on a United Kingdom integrated management philosophy tool. The study herein adopted a public health approach and incorporates the Yokohama Strategy within its tool along with the use of HMIMMS and MIMMS in the assessment of the clinical criteria. The perceived minimum requirements suggested by the hospitals and a Provincial Task Team, from the Provincial Health Disaster Management office, was used as a guideline. The study showed that although disaster plans and policies are in situ, there still exists a need for resources to be directed toward skills training, attraction and retention of healthcare professionals, revitalisation of emergency and theatre areas and the commissioning of more isolation units. The results of the study would enable the District Office to note any shortcomings and lack of resources in public sector hospitals. The study outcome would be important for the implementation of any strategic planning to aid the hospitals in preparation for mass disasters that may occur during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer. / Thesis (M.Med.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.

[Truncated abstract] This thesis describes the epidemiology and outcome of acute asthma managed by ambulance paramedics, in the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, for the period of 1990 to 2001. The primary aim of this thesis was to determine demographic, socio-economic and clinical trends for ambulance transported patients with asthma, their outcomes and how they have changed over time. The Perth metropolitan area, located in the south-western corner of Western Australia (WA), accounts for 72% of the state’s population, which was approximately 1.3 million people at Census 2001. This thesis was structured around the analysis of twelve years of St John Ambulance (WA) data. Ambulance data was linked using probabilistic matching techniques to the Western Australian Data Linkage System, custodian of links to thirty five years of morbidity and mortality data of the state’s population . . . Unique geography, a monopolistic ambulance service and access to extensive linked data provided ideal conditions for this population-based epidemiological study of patients with asthma who were transported by ambulance. Observed trends in age and gender characteristics of patients, ambulance codes and temporal variables appear to be consistent over time. Monitoring trends in the use of ventilation procedures recorded in hospital data provided useful indicators for describing the epidemiology of severe, lifethreatening asthma in the prehospital setting. Findings from this study were found to be consistent with published literature.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oklahoma. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Sandra Faria, Florida State University, School of Nursing. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Feb.1, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains x, 133 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D. in Nursing) -- University of Colorado Denver, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-107). Free to UCD Anschutz Medical Campus. Online version available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations;

Society today is increasingly exposed to the effects of emergencies. These situations not only affect the normal functioning of the society but also the functioning of medical facilities. The preparedness of medical facilities is a very important factor influencing the success in dealing with emergencies and crisis situations. The preparedness of the health care system as a whole consists of all medical facilities in the Czech Republic. Therefore, it is desirable that they are prepared to address them. The objective of the thesis, in its theoretical part, was to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of crisis preparedness in medical facilities. The practical part was intended to introduce in more detail the territory of the South Moravian Region and its issues and to map out emergency preparedness in the specified research set. The research set included medical facilities in the region that are not university hospitals but that are part of the region traumatology plan. The data on this issue was collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was in a format of selected work indicators of emergency preparedness and it was uniform for all the respondents. The work indicators were as follows: theoretical preparedness, organizational preparedness and practical preparedness. Based on the questionnaire survey, analysis of the results and determining the average level of preparedness of all the participating medical facilities, it was concluded that the preparedness of the medical facilities of a non-university type in the South Moravian Region is very diverse: from hospitals whose preparedness is excellent to those who do not reach the required basis. In the overall assessment, 40.0 % of the respondents did not reach the determined average. Overall, the level of preparedness of the research set can be seen as slightly below average. To increase the level of preparedness of non-university medical facilities, it is suggested, for example, to create unified procedures for processing various types of plans, to assign each medical facility the obligation to employ a professional emergency manager, and to establish cooperation among individual medical facilities.

Orientador: Silvia Cristina Mangini Bocchi / Resumo: Introdução. A Rede de Atenção à Urgência e Emergência (RUE), organizada por Unidades de Pronto Atendimento (UPA) e outros serviços de urgência tem finalidade de oferecer assistência à saúde de complexidade intermediária entre a rede de Atenção Básica à Saúde (ABS) e a Rede Hospitalar. Contudo, estudos têm apontado a utilização expressiva das UPA, por usuários não urgentes, que poderiam ser atendidos em Unidades de Atenção Básica e da Família, alocadas nas regiões das UPA. Objetivo geral. Analisar a utilização de usuários, acima de 13 anos, da RUE de município do interior paulista, levando-se em consideração o aparelhamento da ABS adscrita às UPA. Método. Pesquisa epidemiológica do tipo transversal, conduzida junto à RUE, em município com 366.769 habitantes. Coletou-se dados secundários, de 2014 a 2015, referentes a atendimentos de usuários em unidades de urgência e emergência, a partir de sistema de informações, assim como realizou-se análise documental de planilhas sobre classificação de risco. Esses dados integraram o banco de dados em planilhas eletrônicas e foram analisados por estatística descritiva. Resultados. A população adscrita às UPA totalizou 328.900, a qual conta com 21 unidades da ABS, sendo 15 Unidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) e seis Unidades Saúde da Família (USF). Dos 270.990 usuários submetidos à classificação de risco, apenas 6% configurou-se em atendimentos de emergência (vermelho) e urgência (amarela) e a maioria (94%) pouco urgente (verde... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor