Medical Activities used by the EMT from Zywiec under 18 years of age in 2022-2023

Abstract

Aim: To analyze the interventions carried out by the Medical Rescue Teams in patients under the age of 18 in the operational area of the Medical Rescue Company in Zywiec in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023. Material and methods: The medical documentation of Specialist and Basic Medical Rescue Teams of the Medical Rescue Company in Zywiec in the period from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2023 (n=23 983) was subject to retrospective analysis. The study included those in which the intervention of the Medical Rescue Teams concerned a patient under the age of 18 (n=1658). The entire analysis was divided into 4 age groups: 0-1, 1-8, 8-13, 13-18 years. In the group division, cards of medical rescue activities were analyzed and divided into the so-called non-traumatic and trauma patient. In the examined medical documentation, an additional division was made into the so-called non-traumatic and traumatic patients. This division was made on the basis of the diagnosis categorized in ICD-10. Results: On the basis of the date of birth, visits to patients under the age of 18 by Medical Rescue Teams were selected, which accounted for 6,91% of the total interventions in the analyzed period. Conclusions: Patients under the age of 18 constitute a challenge for Medical Rescue Teams due to a very small number of interventions, which results in the lack of experience in performing examinations and implementing medical rescue activities.