Factors Affecting the Participation in the Emergency Medical System Operations of Emergency Medical Responders in Samut Sakhon Province

Abstract

        This study is a predictive research aimed to examining the relationship between personal factors, knowledge, and attitudes of emergency medical responders with their participation in emergency medical system operations, and to predictive between personal factors, knowledge, and attitudes of emergency medical responders towards their participation in emergency medical system operations in Samut Sakhon province. The sample group consisted of 130 emergency medical responders who registered and worked in Samut Sakhon province. The sample size was calculated using G*Power program. The research instrument included personal information questionnaires covering age, education level, marital status, occupation, income sufficiency, duration of participation in emergency medical system, knowledge assessment, attitude assessment towards emergency medical system, and questionnaire on participation in emergency medical system operations. Data analysis was performed using inferential statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.

        The research found that knowledge about the emergency medical system among emergency medical responders in Samut Sakhon province was very good, with 76.50% scoring an average of 15.86 out of 20 points. Attitudes towards the emergency medical system were also very good, with 86.20% scoring an average of 66.96 out of 75 points. Participation in emergency medical system operations was at a very good level, with 76.90% scoring an average of 109.95 out of 125 points. When testing the relationship, it was found that personal factors such as age, education level, marital status, occupation, income sufficiency, duration of participation in emergency medical system, and knowledge had no correlation with participation in emergency medical system operations. However, attitudes had a significantly positive correlation with participation in emergency medical system operations at a high level (r = .734, p < .01). When analyzing the predictive of participation in emergency medical system operations, it was found that the attitudes of emergency medical responders could predict their participation in emergency medical system operations in Samut Sakhon province with a significance level of .01, with a predictive power of 53.90%. The results of the research can be used as guidelines for providing efficient emergency medical services, ensuring comprehensive access to the population, and reducing mortality rates before reaching hospitals in emergency situations.