Evaluación del conocimiento de protocolos de emergencia y su relación con la imprudencia médica en el personal de salud del hospital móvil 1 del Ministerio de Salud del Ecuador.

Abstract

Knowledge about public policies is essential in an organization, so emergency protocols must be handled correctly, to avoid adverse cases that, due to not knowing emergency protocols, cause medical imprudence, since these are generated by the non-compliance in the care or when generating greater risks than the law allows in the patient. The objective of the investigation is to evaluate the relationship between the knowledge of the emergency protocol and medical imprudence in the health personnel of the Mobile Hospital 1 of the Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador, to establish corrective measures that allow improving the care in the area of emergencies. The research methodology that was used was a quantitative approach, type of descriptive research, deductive method. The sample was 80 people and the research instrument was the questionnaire, where knowledge about emergency protocols, medical imprudence and diagnostic error was evaluated. The results showed that 41.3% of employees have regular knowledge about emergency protocols, 7.5% have acted lightly without taking appropriate precautions and 12.5% have frequently acted precipitously. It was proposed to design a learning program that allows to reinforce knowledge of the medical and administrative personnel that must be carried out in the Mobile Hospital N1. It could be concluded that there is a relationship between knowledge of emergency protocols and medical imprudence.