Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.

<h4>Background</h4>Settings where Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are provided to stabilize patients and transport them to locations better equipped to provide comprehensive care, "prehospital settings," are not frequently considered when designing packaged products. Packaging...

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Autores principales:	Jiyon Lee, Rebecca E Cash, Remle P Crowe, Hyokyoung G Hong, Ashish R Panchal, Kami Silk, Marvin Helmker, Laura Bix
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:132ca6da42cc4f1994078d8dd0fb2baf2021-12-02T20:15:05ZParamedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0255099https://doaj.org/article/132ca6da42cc4f1994078d8dd0fb2baf2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255099https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Background</h4>Settings where Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are provided to stabilize patients and transport them to locations better equipped to provide comprehensive care, "prehospital settings," are not frequently considered when designing packaged products. Packaging design is an understudied area, potentially impacting both healthcare provider behavior and patient outcomes. Our objectives were to: 1) describe difficulties associated with packaging in prehospital settings 2) investigate the coping strategies used by paramedics when difficulties occurred, and 3) assess the potential impacts these difficulties had on patient care.<h4>Methods</h4>An online, cross-sectional survey was distributed via email using the National EMS Certification database maintained by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) to a random sample of nationally-certified paramedics. Eligible respondents were aged 18 and older, employed as paramedics and had administered care in a prehospital setting within the previous 12 months. Survey items explored difficulties experienced and coping strategies used when difficulty was encountered identifying or opening medications and/or medical supplies. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were calculated to analyse responses for trends.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 12,000 emails sent, 1,912 participants responded (response rate = 16%). After removing respondents who had not administered care within the past 12 months and partial surveys, data from 1,702 respondents were analysed. Nearly 20% of all respondents reported that they had experienced difficulties identifying (21.1%) or opening (20.5%) medications and identifying (17.0%) or opening (23.4%) medical supplies within the past year. Between 1.2% (identifying a medication) and 3.0% (opening supplies) of those included in the analysis indicated that reported difficulties had negatively impacted patient care. Common coping strategies reported to deal with difficulty opening included partner assistance, tool use (scissors, pens, and knives), and the use of teeth, all potential pathways for the transmission of microbes, conceivably further impacting outcomes.<h4>Conclusion</h4>More thoughtfully designed packaging for prehospital settings has the potential to benefit both EMS providers and the patients that they care for.Jiyon LeeRebecca E CashRemle P CroweHyokyoung G HongAshish R PanchalKami SilkMarvin HelmkerLaura BixPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0255099 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jiyon Lee Rebecca E Cash Remle P Crowe Hyokyoung G Hong Ashish R Panchal Kami Silk Marvin Helmker Laura Bix Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
description	<h4>Background</h4>Settings where Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are provided to stabilize patients and transport them to locations better equipped to provide comprehensive care, "prehospital settings," are not frequently considered when designing packaged products. Packaging design is an understudied area, potentially impacting both healthcare provider behavior and patient outcomes. Our objectives were to: 1) describe difficulties associated with packaging in prehospital settings 2) investigate the coping strategies used by paramedics when difficulties occurred, and 3) assess the potential impacts these difficulties had on patient care.<h4>Methods</h4>An online, cross-sectional survey was distributed via email using the National EMS Certification database maintained by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) to a random sample of nationally-certified paramedics. Eligible respondents were aged 18 and older, employed as paramedics and had administered care in a prehospital setting within the previous 12 months. Survey items explored difficulties experienced and coping strategies used when difficulty was encountered identifying or opening medications and/or medical supplies. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were calculated to analyse responses for trends.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 12,000 emails sent, 1,912 participants responded (response rate = 16%). After removing respondents who had not administered care within the past 12 months and partial surveys, data from 1,702 respondents were analysed. Nearly 20% of all respondents reported that they had experienced difficulties identifying (21.1%) or opening (20.5%) medications and identifying (17.0%) or opening (23.4%) medical supplies within the past year. Between 1.2% (identifying a medication) and 3.0% (opening supplies) of those included in the analysis indicated that reported difficulties had negatively impacted patient care. Common coping strategies reported to deal with difficulty opening included partner assistance, tool use (scissors, pens, and knives), and the use of teeth, all potential pathways for the transmission of microbes, conceivably further impacting outcomes.<h4>Conclusion</h4>More thoughtfully designed packaging for prehospital settings has the potential to benefit both EMS providers and the patients that they care for.
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author	Jiyon Lee Rebecca E Cash Remle P Crowe Hyokyoung G Hong Ashish R Panchal Kami Silk Marvin Helmker Laura Bix
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title	Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
title_short	Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
title_full	Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
title_fullStr	Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
title_full_unstemmed	Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
title_sort	paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
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Paramedic interactions with the packaging of medications and medical supplies: Poor package design has the potential to impact patient outcomes.

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