Determining the awareness of SESU employees in providing medical care at the scene and assessing their psychological state

Annotation. Rescuers are among the first to provide medical care to victims at the scene. They must have basic first aid skills, a stable psychological and satisfactory physical condition that would allow them to perform their tasks at the highest level. The purpose of this study was to determine the awareness of SESU employees in providing first aid at the scene of an incident and to assess their psychological state. The study was conducted using a questionnaire created by the researchers themselves. The specific weight of respondents' answers regarding awareness of first aid was assessed as follows: 75.0% and more – excellent level, from 75.0% to 50.0% – satisfactory, less than 50.0% – unsatisfactory level of awareness. According to the survey results, SESU employees demonstrated good awareness of first aid in 5 out of 10 questions, satisfactory – in 2 out of 10, and unsatisfactory – in 3 out of 10. The indicators of rescuers' motivation are high: more than half of the respondents consider their work a vocation (66.7%) and put the desire to save people first (83.3%), and do not regret their chosen profession (100%). The psychological state, given the dangerous working conditions, is also at a high level.