„Polityka Społeczna” o zatrudnieniu w sektorze zdrowotnym

Ukazał się 7. numer miesięcznika „Polityka Społeczna” w całości poświęcony problematyce zatrudnienia i wynagrodzenia oraz dialogowi społecznemu w sektorze ochrony zdrowia.Problematyka zatrudnienia w ochronie zdrowia zwykle poddawana jest jedynie powierzchownej analizie przez polityków czy media przy okazji kolejnych pojawiających się protestów personelu medycznego, nowych postulatów płacowych, czy też zmian zachodzących w prawie. Dotychczas jednak nikt nie zatrzymał się dłużej nad kontekstem zjawisk i zdarzeń, jakie w ostatnich latach zdeterminowały sprawy zatrudnienia w ochronie zdrowia

Patient safety and patients’ fall risk in the pre-hospital phase of emergency medical services

In Poland, falls constitute the major cause of hospitalisation and deaths among all types of accidents. Around 5,000 people die because of that per year (the standardised rate: 8.8. per 100,000 population). Nearly 70 % of the deaths caused by falls are related to slips and trips. A total of 11.3% deaths are connected with falling down stairs and other inclined surfaces. As many as 34 % of fatal falls remain further unexplained

Physiotherapeutic procedure on the example of compression therapy in treatment of venous diseases

The aim of this study is an attempt to systematise the knowledge about physiotherapy in the process of treatment of vascular diseases, with particular focus on compression therapy. Moreover, an attempt was made to identify elements favouring the effective use of medical devices on the example of compression therapy

Nowe prawa i obowiązki ratowników medycznych w świetle nowelizacji ustawy o PRM = New rights and duties of paramedics according to the updated Law on National Medical Emergency Services

Mikos Marcin, Juszczyk Grzegorz, Czerw Aleksandra. Nowe prawa i obowiązki ratowników medycznych w świetle nowelizacji ustawy o PRM = New rights and duties of paramedics according to the updated Law on National Medical Emergency Services. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(2):311-315. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.46832http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3409https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/717768 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7© The Author (s) 2016;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 05.01.2016. Revised 12.02.2016. Accepted: 27.02.2016.  Nowe prawa i obowiązki ratowników medycznych w świetle nowelizacji ustawy o PRMNew rights and duties of paramedics according to the updated Law on National Medical Emergency Services Marcin Mikos (1), Grzegorz Juszczyk (2), Aleksandra Czerw(2) (1)   Polskie Towarzystwo Prawa Medycznego(2)   Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Zakład Zdrowia Publicznego Słowa kluczowe: ratownik medyczny, Państwowe Ratownictwo Medyczne.Key words: medical profession of paramedics, The Law on National Medical Emergency Services.StreszczenieZmiany w prawie dotyczące wykonywania zawodu ratownika medycznego są źródłem nowych praw i obowiązków w zakresie wykonywania tego zawodu w Polsce. Nowe przepisy wprowadzają także ustawowe gwarancje przestrzegania praw pacjenta przez ratowników medycznych. W pracy opisane zostały najważniejsze zmiany wynikające z nowelizacji z dnia 25 września 2015 roku  ustawy o Państwowym Ratownictwie Medycznym mające bezpośredni wpływ na uwarunkowania zawodowe paramedyków. AbstractChanges in the law regulating medical profession of paramedics are fundamental sources of new rights and duties of this occupation in Poland. New regulations introduce legal boundaries for obeying the patients’ rights by paramedics. The paper describes the key changes based on the update of the Law on National Medical Emergency Services form 25th of September 2015, which directly influence occupational duties of paramedics in Poland

Problematyka agresji wobec ratowników medycznych w zespołach ratownictwa medycznego

Wprowadzenie: W publikacji przedstawiona została problematyka agresji skierowanej przeciw ratownikom medycznym pracującym w zespołach ratownictwa medycznego. Materiał i metoda: Badanie przeprowadzono metodą ankietową w grupie 50 ratowników medycznych. Badanie miało charakter dobrowolny i anonimowy. Wyniki: 96% ratowników medycznych uczestniczących w badaniu zadeklarowało, że w ciągu ostatniego roku, w czasie pracy w systemie Państwowego Ratownictwa Medycznego, spotkało się z agresją. Najczęstszą formą agresji była agresja słowna. U 22% uczestników badania w wyniku agresji doszło do uszczerbku na zdrowiu. Większość ankietowanych nie zgłosiła jednak przypadków agresji policji. Podsumowanie: Zjawisko agresji wobec personelu medycznego jest istotnym problemem Państwowego Ratownictwa Medycznego w Polsce i wymaga interwencji oraz zmian na poziomie systemowym, a także indywidualnej pomocy osobom dotkniętym tym zjawiskiem.Introduction: The publication presents the issue of aggression addressed to paramedics working in medical emergency teams. Material and methods: The study included 50 paramedics who completed a questionnaire carried out by the authors. The survey was voluntary and anonymous. Results: During 12 months prior to the study, 96% of responders experienced aggression during working in the State Medical Rescue System in Poland. The most frequent form of aggression was verbal aggression. 22% of participants experienced assault and their health was damaged as a result of patient’s aggressive behaviour. However, most of the respondents did not report this fact to the police. Conclusions: An aggression against medical personnel is a significant problem of State Medical Rescue System in Poland. It requires systemic changes as well as an individual support for units affected by this problem

Stress and a burn-out syndrome at work among paramedics

Paramedics are one of the professions where the risk of exposure to stress is high as well as the risk of occurrence of the burnout syndrome. The aim of the study was to analyze methods of stress reduction and symptoms of the burnout syndrome among 122 paramedics from Kraków and surrounding area. The most prevalent symptom was severe tiredness after working hours. The majority of respondents (64%) confirmed using 44 constructive methods of stress reduction, however potentially dangerous use of alcohol, cigarettes was also observed especially in difficult situations. The results showed that in the research group the occurrence of alarming symptoms of the burnout syndrome was numerous. Therefore there is a need to define and implement appropriate activities aiming at stress reduction training - like debriefing, training on resilience or support of physical activity. It is highly important since the outcomes of burnout will affect not only paramedics themselves, but also their employers and patients

The strategy of training staff for a new type of helicopter as an element of raising the security level of flight operations

In 2008, the Polish Medical Air Rescue started replacing its fleet with modern EC135 machines. To ensure the maximum possible safety of the missions performed both in the period of implementing the change and later on, the management prepared a strategy of training its crews to use the new type of helicopter. The analysis of incidents that occurred during 2006–2009 showed that both the human and the technical factors must be carefully considered. Moreover, a risk analysis was conducted to reduce the risk both during general crew training and in the course of particular flight operations. A four-stage strategy of training pilots and crew members was worked out by weighing up all the risks. The analysis of data from 2010 to 2013 confirmed that the risk connected with flying and with all the activities involved in direct support aircraft operations is under control and lowered to an acceptable level