Knowledge and skills of prehospital care personnel in Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre@IIUM: a crosssectional survey

Jamaludin, Thandar Soe Sumaiyah and Nurumal, Mohd. Said and Abd Talib, Muhammad Lufti and Che Hasan, Muhammad Kamil and Adnan, Mohd Syafwan and Mohd. Shah, Aida Nur Sharini and Shorey, Shefaly (2024) Knowledge and skills of prehospital care personnel in Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre@IIUM: a crosssectional survey. Community Practitioner, 21 (1). pp. 308-320. ISSN 1462-2815

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Abstract

Background: Pre-hospital care in Malaysia mostly consisted of Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) and nurses played a big role in minimizing the consequences of the injuries by conducting a good assessment and executing the correct clinical treatment on scene before reaching the hospital. However, there is no structured training and competency program for pre-hospital personnel in the studied setting. Aim: The present study aimed to identify the baseline knowledge and skills of AMOs and nurses in prehospital care at Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Center @ International Islamic University Malaysia (SASMEC @ IIUM). Method: This study employed a self-administered questionnaire that originated from the WHO's Essential Knowledge and Skills Questionnaire for prehospital care, using a cross-sectional survey design and convenience sampling. Pre-hospital care knowledge, skills, and demographic characteristics are all included in the questionnaire. The SASMEC @ IIUM Emergency and Trauma Department is where the data were collected. Result: A total of 73 participants participated in this survey. The perceived level of knowledge and skills of AMOs and nurses in prehospital care at SASMEC @ IIUM are still not completely performed as a whole, based on all the elements required in the selfevaluation questionnaire are not fully recognized and mastered. Nonetheless, there is a positive association (p < 0.000) between the AMOs and nurses' knowledge and abilities, indicating that the more prehospital care a person knows, the more proficient they are in providing it. Conclusion: This study's findings indicated that a specific initiative should be taken to enhance the prehospital service by providing structured in-house training.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Prehospital Care, Competency, Knowledge, Skills, Assistant Medical Officer, Nurses.
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Critical Care Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Medical Surgical Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr. Thandar Soe @ Sumaiyah Jamaludin
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2024 10:30
Last Modified:	30 Jul 2024 12:08
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/110790

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