Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 78 - 81 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267 İndeks Tarihi: 14-11-2020

Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel

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Aim: The purpose of this study is to determine the driver behaviors of emergency health personnel driving ambulances.Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included ambulance drivers at the İzmir 112 Emergency Medical Services Department. We prepared a questionnaire consisting of 21 items as the data collection tool in this study. Moreover, we used this questionnaire to evaluate personal information and driver behaviors. Furthermore, a researcher in our study conducted face-to-face interviews to obtain data at the ambulance stations.Results: Altogether, 90.9% of the participants were self-confident in driving ambulances. Moreover, 88.8% of the participants followed traffic rules and 74.1% followed speed limits. In total, 55.2% of the participants previously had traffic accidents, and this ratio was lower in personnel taking 24-hour shifts.Conclusion: We found that ambulance drivers are self-confident and follow speed limits as well as traffic rules. We also determined that approximately half of the participants previously had a traffic accident.
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APA Yenal S, GULTEKIN T, Pakdemirli A (2020). Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. , 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
Chicago Yenal Sinan,GULTEKIN Tugba,Pakdemirli Ahu Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. (2020): 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
MLA Yenal Sinan,GULTEKIN Tugba,Pakdemirli Ahu Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. , 2020, ss.78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
AMA Yenal S,GULTEKIN T,Pakdemirli A Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. . 2020; 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
Vancouver Yenal S,GULTEKIN T,Pakdemirli A Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. . 2020; 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
IEEE Yenal S,GULTEKIN T,Pakdemirli A "Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel." , ss.78 - 81, 2020. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
ISNAD Yenal, Sinan vd. "Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel". (2020), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
APA Yenal S, GULTEKIN T, Pakdemirli A (2020). Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 19(2), 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
Chicago Yenal Sinan,GULTEKIN Tugba,Pakdemirli Ahu Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine 19, no.2 (2020): 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
MLA Yenal Sinan,GULTEKIN Tugba,Pakdemirli Ahu Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol.19, no.2, 2020, ss.78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
AMA Yenal S,GULTEKIN T,Pakdemirli A Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020; 19(2): 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
Vancouver Yenal S,GULTEKIN T,Pakdemirli A Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel. Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2020; 19(2): 78 - 81. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
IEEE Yenal S,GULTEKIN T,Pakdemirli A "Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel." Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 19, ss.78 - 81, 2020. 10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267
ISNAD Yenal, Sinan vd. "Driver Behaviors of 112 Emergency Medical Services Personnel". Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine 19/2 (2020), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.90267