TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Attitudes of medical students toward volunteering in emergency situations
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - Gouda, Pishoy
A1  - Kirk, Aoife
A1  - Sweeney, Anne-Marie
A1  - O'Donovan, Diarmuid
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: With the rising incidence of health care emergencies, there has been a considerable burden placed on health care systems worldwide. We aimed to determine the willingness and capacity of medical students in Ireland to volunteer during health care emergencies. <br><br>METHODS: An online, cross-sectional survey of medical students at the National University of Ireland was conducted in 2015. <br><br>RESULTS: Respondents totaling 274 completed the survey (response rate - 30.1%). Of participants, 69.0% were willing to volunteer in the event of a natural disaster and 59.1% in an event of an infectious epidemic, with altruism being the strongest motivational factor. Only a minority of students (23.7%) felt their current skill level would be useful in an emergency setting. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Medical students express a strong interest in actively participating during health care emergencies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.81
ID  - ref1
ER  -