• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.191-204
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• 2007

This study analyzes use and operation of silver ambulance with 110 patients who had used silver ambulance in Gwangju and Jeonnam regions from June of 2006 to June of 2007 and 53 paramedics who are involved directly in ambulance operation and the results of this analysis are as follows. 1. Users' health conditions, 69.1% of users answered as bad and 67.3% suffered from chronic diseases over 3 months and it was found that they used silver ambulance due to their bad health conditions. 2. Cronbach's alpha was 0.630 and family function index was generally reliable and solution was high as 1.60, but total points were low as 7.11 and it was considered that they had family troubles. 3. On the question of ambulance use, 44.5% answered they used it because it is free, 53.6% used it for appointed medical examination and treatment and 18.1% used it for emergency. 4. Degrees of satisfaction with ambulance and paramedics were 95.4% and 76.4% respectively and 80.0% of ambulance users answered ambulance arrived quickly within 15 min. 5. Correlation($x^2 $) between family or relative's residence and frequency of visits was 86.367 and its significance probability was 0.00 and it was found that it was significant in the level of 0.1%, but correlation($x^2 $) between visitors other than family or relatives and frequency of visits was 14.768 and its significance probability was 0.25 and it was found that it was not significant in the level of 5%. 6. Correlation($x^2 $) between transfer operation speed and mobilization time was found that it was not significant in the level of 5%. Correlation($x^2 $) between their own health condition purpose of ambulance use was 13.802 an 5.696 and its significance probability was 0.93 and it was found that it was not significant in the level of 1%, and it was considered because paramedics carried patients with safe operation.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.85-95
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• 2006

경제성장과 의학의 발달로 인간의 평균수명이 연장되면서 노인인구가 크게 증가하였다. 노인인구가 증가함에 따라 응급환자에 대한 구급수요도 증가하였다. 이에 소방에서는 현재시범운행중인 실버 앰뷸런스의 확대배치와 병원의료진과 119의 합동체제 구축 및 노인의료관련 교육과정의 신설과 이미 독거 노유자에게 설치 운영중인 무선페이징 시스템의 문제점등을 개선하여 시스템의 기능 향상과 운영의 효율화를 이루고 더 나아가 노인을 위한 전용자원봉사자은행등을 설치 이를 연계한 실버세대에 대한 토털 서비스를 통하여 119업무를 확대해 나감으로써 신뢰받고 사랑받는 소방조직으로 거듭날 수 있을 것이다.