International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine, 2022, 4(9); doi: 10.25236/IJFM.2022.040910.
Qinfeng Liu1, Weibin Zhai2, Tao Wang3, Enke Zhang1
1Medical Equipment Management Department, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
2Information Management Department, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
3Department of Medical Imaging, Hospital of Stomatology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
Object: To explore the application effect of RCA combined with PDCA quality management on improving the management quality of pre-hospital emergency equipment. Methods: The pre-hospital emergency equipment equipped with four ambulances in the Pre-hospital Emergency Department of a hospital in Xi'an was divided into the experimental group and the control group. The pre-hospital emergency equipment in the control group adopted the conventional management method, while the pre-hospital emergency equipment in the experimental group adopted the quality management method of RCA combined with PDCA. The quality management effect of pre-hospital emergency equipment was compared between the two groups. Results: In the comparison of management quality of pre-hospital emergency equipment, the incidence of insufficient oxygen in cylinders and the incidence of not fully charged pre-hospital emergency equipment of the experimental group decreased significantly than that of the control group (c2=4.688,c2=5.838; P<0.05), the ratio of all pre-hospital emergency equipment passed in one inspection of the experimental group was significantly increased (c2=5.128; P<0.05), which reached 100%. In comparison of work hand-over management time of ambulances, the work hand-over management time of the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (t=4.677; P<0.001). Conclusions: In the management of pre-hospital emergency equipment, RCA combined with PDCA quality management method can significantly improve the management quality of pre-hospital emergency equipment, and significantly improve the quality and efficiency of work hand-over management of ambulances. RCA combined with PDCA quality management has a significant effect on improving the quality of pre-hospital emergency equipment management.
RCA; PDCA; pre-hospital emergency equipment; management quality
Qinfeng Liu, Weibin Zhai, Tao Wang, Enke Zhang. Research on the Application Effect of RCA Combined with PDCA Quality Management on Improving the Management Quality of Pre-Hospital Emergency Equipment. International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine (2022), Vol. 4, Issue 9: 51-57. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFM.2022.040910.
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