Preparations for Severe Winter Conditions by Emergency Health Personnel in Turkey

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dc.authoridKucuk Bicer, Burcu/0000-0002-5615-264X
dc.authoridKOCAK, Huseyin/0000-0001-8377-1828
dc.authoridCaliskan, Cuneyt/0000-0003-0232-1118
dc.contributor.authorCaliskan, Cuneyt
dc.contributor.authorAlgan, Aysun
dc.contributor.authorKocak, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorBicer, Burcu Kucuk
dc.contributor.authorSengelen, Meltem
dc.contributor.authorCakir, Banu
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:13:16Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:13:16Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: Emergency and core ambulance personnel work under all environmental conditions, including severe weather condtions. We evaluated emergency medical personnel in Canakkale, Turkey, for their degree of preparedness. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in C, anakkale, Turkey, within 112 emergency service units and their 17 district stations. Surveys were developed to measure the level of preparedness for serious winter conditions that individual workers made for themselves, their homes, and their cars. Results: Of the 167 survey participants, the mean age was 29.8 +/- 7.9 years; 52.7% were women; more than half (54.75%) were emergency medical technicians; and 53.3% were married. Only 10.4% of those who heated their homes with natural gas had carbon monoxide detectors. Scores relating to household and individual preparation for severe winter conditions increased by participants' age (P<.003), being married (P<.000) and working in the city center (P<.021); and for men whose cars were equipped with tow ropes, extra clothing, and snow tires (P<.05). Absenteeism was higher for central-city personnel than district workers because they were less prepared for harsh winter conditions (P=.016). Conclusion: Many of the surveyed emergency health personel demonstrated insufficient preparations for serious winter conditions. To increase the safety and efficiency of emergency medical personnel, educational training programs should be rountinely conducted.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/dmp.2014.28
dc.identifier.endpage173
dc.identifier.issn1935-7893
dc.identifier.issn1938-744X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid24755088
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84899866659
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage170
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2014.28
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/28358
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000339064900011
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Press
dc.relation.ispartofDisaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subject112 Emergency Health Personnel
dc.subjectserious winter conditions
dc.subjectdisasters
dc.subjectwinter storms
dc.titlePreparations for Severe Winter Conditions by Emergency Health Personnel in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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