Abstract
In recent years, the number of emergency response teams exposed to infectious diseases during ambulance transportation in Japan has increased. This study investigated the level of understanding of standard precautions and the use of personal protective equipment by emergency response teams in Saitama, Japan. Data from 384 emergency response teams from fire stations in Saitama Prefecture were collected. The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Saitama Prefectural University. There was a discrepancy between the level of understanding of standard precautions in emergency response teams depending on qualifications. Additionally, there was a difference in the level of understanding of standard precautions and the use of personal protective equipment among emergency life saving technicians. To improve standard precautions practices in emergency response teams in local facilities, greater educational intervention for emergency response teams is needed to increase standard precautions practices.
