The role of the Volunteer Fire Service during interventions in rural agglomeration.
INTRODUCTION: At the moment, the role of the Fire Service in the vast majority of cases differs from actions related to fires or natural disasters. The type of intervention depends on the specificity of the region and the equipment of the unit. The aim of the study was to analyze the activities of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Towarzystwo Pomocy Doraźnej
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Critical Care Innovations |
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| Online Access: | https://www.irdim.net/cci/3(1)24-32.html |
| Summary: | INTRODUCTION: At the moment, the role of the Fire Service in the vast majority of cases differs from actions related to fires or natural disasters. The type of intervention depends on the specificity of the region and the equipment of the unit. The aim of the study was to analyze the activities of the Volunteer Fire Services (VFS) in a rural agglomeration. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 164 interventions from 2018 were analyzed. The VFS unit was located in the Zbuczyn area in Poland. Tables showing the activity of the unit in numerical terms were used to present the research results. Statistical analysis was performed by assessing the normal distribution with the Shapiro-Wilk test. Spearman's Rho test was used to calculate the significance of variable correlations. The significance level was assumed at p<0.05. RESULTS: More than 1/3 of all interventions (n=55; 33.60%) concerned traffic events. Calls to fire constituted 21.90% (n=36). A total of 586 activities were undertaken, of which 78 (13.31%) were related to securing the incident site, 50 (8.53%) to stopping hemorrhage and dressing wounds, and 46 (7.85%) to cutting various structures in order to free the casualties. Rescue equipment was used 698 times. Firefighters usually used dressing sets (n=74; 10.60%), as well as stretchers and immobilizing equipment (n=62; 8.88%). Rescue operations were usually conducted in the open air (n=84; 51.22%) in the afternoon (4:00 p.m -5:00 p.m). There was a significant correlation (p=0.004) shown between the hours per day cycle and the number of calls. CONCLUSIONS:In case of incidents in rural areas, VFS firefighters are most often called to road accidents. The majority of on-site interventions are related to providing safety and dressing the wounds of the injured persons. The number of interventions closely correlates with the time of day and is the highest in the afternoon. |
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| ISSN: | 2545-2533 2545-2533 |