The Australian prehospital pandemic risk perception study and an examination of new public health roles in pandemic response

The Australian prehospital pandemic risk perception study and an examination of new public health roles in pandemic response for ambulance services. and The Australian prehospital pandemic risk perception study and an examination of new public health roles in pandemic response for ambulance services. (2008). The Australian prehospital pandemic risk perception study and an examination of new public health roles for Ambulance Services in pandemic response. no part may be reproduced without prior written permission. However, permission is granted to research and education organisations to make copies by photocopying or other duplicating processes for use within their own research and/or education organisation, or by health care agencies where the triage guidelines are being implemented. This permission does not extend to the making of copies for use outside the immediate research and education environment for which they are made, nor the making of copies for the hire or resale to third parties. The research team acknowledges the important support of the Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA) and participating individual Ambulance Services across Australia. In particular, the participation of Australian Paramedics and the Ambulance Services staff who assisted the research team throughout the project is greatly appreciated. Figure 1 Association between pandemic-related knowledge, attitudes and intended behaviours among Ambulance personnel 54 Figure 2(a) Comparison of ambulance dispatch data and locum service data 83 Figure 2(b) Comparison of adjusted ambulance dispatch data and locum service data 83 Figure 3 Comparison of ambulance dispatch data and GP surveillance data 85 Figure 4 SIR model adapted from Aron 95 Figure 5 SEIRV and SIR models compared 96 Figure 6 Epidemic curve examples 97 Figure 7 Opportunity for control of infectious agent 97 Figure 8 Abbreviated triage/management model (POC1) 100 Figure 9 Relationship between ambulance triage/management model and bioevent disaster management principles 104 Figure 10 POC1 primary triage/management (call-taker model) 106 Figure 11 POC1 alignment with MPDS for Level A patients (non-urgent cases) 110 Figure 12 POC2 Paramedic triage/management model (Adult) 113 Figure 13 POC2 Paramedic triage/management model (Paediatric) 114 This report is one of a series of products resulting from a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Urgent Research Grant – Pandemic Influenza [No 409973]. The research targeted two key aspects of planning and preparedness for a human influenza pandemic, namely: ƒ a national study of the risk perceptions of paramedics, other ambulance staff and their partners to working and living in pandemic conditions; and …