Role of Health Care Workers During Emergency Preparedness in Selected Hospitals of Navi Mumbai
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Health services being the most crucial service from the point of view of caring and rehabilitation of injured patients. Medical Facilities for patients care, requires the highest state of preparedness around the clock all 365 days. As hospitals and emergency staff are the first persons to manage the consequences of any disaster, assessment of their preparedness, as well as the infrastructure facility is most important in public interest. Keeping this view in mind, the current research is an attempt, undertaken to ascertain how prepared are the hospitals to manage disasters, both natural and man-made. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. Qualitative research methods were used to gather data and gain an understanding of the attitudes, perceptions, and practices of healthcare workers regarding hospital emergency and disaster preparedness. This enabled to gain an insight into the nature of the Hospital emergency preparedness process. The research also looked at numerical descriptions through quantification of the differences in the knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers concerning hospital emergency and disaster preparedness, thereby utilizing quantitative research methods. Results: The results indicate a positive attitude towards the disaster planning process by the majority of respondents to fight for future emergency situations. There was little confidence that the hospital would take care of their medical needs. There is a need for regular workshops and training related to disaster preparedness, to be imparted to the healthcare workers who had a positive attitude towards training and education in disasters and emergencies. Conclusion: There were policies that governed emergency and disaster preparedness at various hospitals. However most of the laws are under work in Progress category. Hence for paradigm shifting, developing countries like India needs to have positive insight & planning like advance countries around the globe to handle emergency situations.
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Saloni Chinmay Desai
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