Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Fire Agency Hold '3rd Workshop on Improving Quality of Severe Trauma Emergency Supplies'

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the National Fire Agency held the "3rd Severe Trauma Ambulance Quality Improvement Workshop" on the 1st at Daegu EXCO under the theme of "Establishing a Transport Network to Save More Severe Trauma Patients."

The workshop is jointly hosted by the National Fire Agency, responsible for pre-hospital treatment and transport of severe trauma patients, and the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, which conducts community-based severe trauma investigation and surveillance projects.

The event was attended by over 100 119 paramedics from across the country, as well as experts related to severe trauma such as emergency medicine and trauma surgery. The content of the event was streamed online to registered paramedics nationwide.

The workshop began with a presentation by Director Bae Won-cho of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the current status of severe trauma patient occurrences, the establishment of injury prevention management laws, and future plans for the injury investigation and surveillance system. This was followed by two sessions: a discussion on the development of the severe trauma patient transport system and sharing of field experiences by paramedics, including presentations and comprehensive discussions.

Professor Choi Kang-guk of Gachon Gil Medical Center presented on "On-site Treatment and Transport of Severe Trauma Patients." Next, Professor Jo Hang-ju of Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital gave a presentation on the pilot project "Trauma System and Helicopter Transport (119Heli-EMS)," in which doctors board fire department ambulance helicopters to transfer critically ill patients.

Additionally, through the operation of the 119Heli-EMS helicopter with doctors on board, an interview video featuring actual severe trauma patients saved and dispatched paramedics was screened, expressing gratitude to paramedics and introducing cases of on-site treatment by paramedics.

The "Severe Trauma Quality Management Workshop" has contributed to enhancing understanding of the specialized treatment and transport required for severe trauma patients and suggesting future improvements through presentations and discussions between severe trauma experts and field paramedics.

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