PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE IN BULGARIA

Abstract

PURPOSE: The article aims to determine the most common problematic aspects and challenges ahead of the medical professionals working in emergency medical care in the Republic of Bulgaria. For that reason, scientific developments, reports and publications of researchers and experts have been studied and analyzed. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was conducted via an interview and direct anonymous questionnaire throughout the first quarter of 2019 amongst 325 respondents. RESULTS: The medical professionals providing emergency medical care face numerous challenges that require instant and adequate measures. Options for overcoming the difficulties that medical professionals face daily are sought at all levels of the hierarchy. A lot of work is done in the direction of a real interaction between all the subjects. CONCLUSIONS: The issues of the EMC require complex, radical measures.