Awareness on Transportation of Paramedics in Jeju

Proper transportation of patients within the golden time is essential in emergency medical service system. Awareness of transportation in 178 paramedics was surveyed with questionnaire. The subjects included 155 men (87.1%), and the mean age was 37.1±6.1 years. In comparison according to gender, women paramedics showed significantly higher scores in decision of destination depending on patients' severity (p=0.018), whereas men paramedics in going to the nearest hospital under emergent situation (p=0.014). In comparison according to qualification licenses, first responders revealed significantly lower scores in decision of destination on patients' claim (p=0.033) and going to the nearest hospital under emergent situation (p=0.023), whereas significantly higher in decision of destination depending on patients' severity (p