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Resident Physicians' Knowledge of Emergency Medical Services: A Comparison Between Emergency Medicine and Non-Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians.

Authors :
Cannizzaro M
Kerr G
Berger DJ
Dipietro MA
Lubin JS
Source :
Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Sep 08; Vol. 15 (9), pp. e44918. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 08 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Background and objective Emergency medical services (EMS) are often assumed to only involve bringing patients to physicians for treatment in the emergency department. However, EMS staff are also responsible for responding to physicians in the primary care setting when medical emergencies arise. While emergency medicine (EM) residents are exposed to EMS as part of their curriculum, little is known about the knowledge of other resident physicians who may interact with EMS. In light of this, we conducted this study to address the scarcity of data related to this topic. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional knowledge assessment was conducted among resident physicians in emergency medicine, internal medicine, family medicine, pediatric, and combined medicine and pediatric residencies at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Results Eighteen EM residents and 26 non-EM residents completed the assessment. The EM residents had a higher average score when compared to non-emergency medicine residents (69.2% vs. 53.8%, p=0.0012). Conclusion Variations in scores between EM and other specialties that interact with EMS highlight the need for further training and familiarization related to EMS for residents in non-EM specialties.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright © 2023, Cannizzaro et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2168-8184
Volume :
15
Issue :
9
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cureus
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37814741
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44918