The Emergency Medical Technicians' Performance in Securing Delivery Patients, Including Nervous System Trauma in the city of Iranshahr during 2016-2017

Prehospital care is the first and most important part of dealing with trauma patients that play an essential role in reducing mortality and improving these outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the emergency medical technicians' performance in securing delivery patients, including nervous system trauma in the city of Iranshahr during 2016-2017.

The present study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 2016-2017. A total of 139 prehospital emergency personnel in the Iranshahr participated in this study. Data collected through checking the mission sheet, interview with staff, observing and examining the patient's treatment procedures for the patient transferred to the emergency room. The data collection tools were researcher-made and included a demographic questionnaire and a checklist of staff performance evaluation, which use after psychometrics. Data analysis performed using descriptive and analytical statistical methods.

The study results showed the average performance score was 17.32 ± 3.3. The highest mean score of performance in the field of interventions related to determining the type of trauma, assessment of first vital signs and level of consciousness 0.99 ± 0.10, and the lowest mean score of performance about interventions related to airway openness and cardiac arrest were 0.42 ± 0.19.

According to this study results, prehospital emergency personnel had low-performance levels in some care areas for nervous system trauma patients. As a result, holding continuous training and clinical courses can significantly reduce the weaknesses in prehospital care provided for trauma patients and improve clinical outcomes.