응급구조를 위한 소방방재청의 정책에 관한 연구 : 119 구급대원을 중심으로 = A Study on the Policy of NEMA for Emergency Rescue : in viewpoint of 119 rescuer

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose : Emergency rescue in this paper means emergency medicine and technique supplied by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) before their arriving to the hospital with the patients. The purpose of this paper is to draw policy alternatives on emergency rescue for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which was established in June 2004, for the ultimate goal of reducing emergency in Korea after comparing U.S. governments's strategy and NEMA's strategy.
Methods : This study uses the post-test comparison group design as its major research tool for the purpose. Two significant tests are applied to both the controlled group of U.S. governments and the experimental group of NEMA, such as ① the governmental institutions for emergency rescue and their characteristics and ② the psychological approach to emergency rescue.
Results : Speaking of the U.S. governments, states government play an important role in managing local emergency institutions, while many licenses and educational programs are available for EMTs in each state. Also, the psychological approach to emergency rescue is very much appreciated by not only emergency victim but also EMTs. On the other hand, regarding the NEMA, the Rescue Division comprehensively manages emergency rescue, but its policy is not so substantial. In addition, the psychological approach is just a beginning level.
Conclusion : The focus of this paper has been given to two kinds of policy alternative for the NEMA. First, after improving related licenses and educational programs for EMTs and producing a number of them, the NEMA should let them take care of the patients on the spot in particular without doctors' order. Second, the NEMA should try to provide much more intensified psychological treatment for EMTs as well as general victims of emergency.