Medication Appropriateness in Prehospital Care.
Journal
Emergency medicine international
ISSN: 2090-2840
Titre abrégé: Emerg Med Int
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 101567070
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
29
05
2019
revised:
30
07
2019
accepted:
05
08
2019
entrez:
1
10
2019
pubmed:
1
10
2019
medline:
1
10
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The aim of the present study was to determine the medication appropriateness (MA) in prehospital emergency physician deployments according to the hospital discharge diagnosis and to investigate the factors influencing the MA. The MA was determined by a systematic comparison of the administered medication in prehospital emergency physician deployments with the discharge diagnosis in a period of 24 months at the emergency medical services in Bad Belzig. Categorial variables for the specialty, medical educational status, and approval for emergency medicine of prehospital emergency physicians were examined univariate for relations with the MA, using the The MA was present in 69% ( The MA in prehospital emergency physician deployments shows a necessity for improvement with 31% medication errors. Incorrect diagnoses by the prehospital emergency physician seem to lead to medication errors in prehospital emergency physician deployments. The necessary standards and guidelines for administration of drugs should be taken into account in educational courses. The wide-ranging emergency medical training and the rapid accumulation of operational experience seem to play a crucial role for correct administration of medication in the prehospital emergency physician deployments.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to determine the medication appropriateness (MA) in prehospital emergency physician deployments according to the hospital discharge diagnosis and to investigate the factors influencing the MA.
METHODS
METHODS
The MA was determined by a systematic comparison of the administered medication in prehospital emergency physician deployments with the discharge diagnosis in a period of 24 months at the emergency medical services in Bad Belzig. Categorial variables for the specialty, medical educational status, and approval for emergency medicine of prehospital emergency physicians were examined univariate for relations with the MA, using the
RESULTS
RESULTS
The MA was present in 69% (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The MA in prehospital emergency physician deployments shows a necessity for improvement with 31% medication errors. Incorrect diagnoses by the prehospital emergency physician seem to lead to medication errors in prehospital emergency physician deployments. The necessary standards and guidelines for administration of drugs should be taken into account in educational courses. The wide-ranging emergency medical training and the rapid accumulation of operational experience seem to play a crucial role for correct administration of medication in the prehospital emergency physician deployments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31565440
doi: 10.1155/2019/6947698
pmc: PMC6745092
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
6947698Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Nikolai Ramadanov et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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