Komi ambulances for the first time felt a shortage of drivers

On April 25, a scientific and practical conference “Current issues in disaster medicine” started in Syktyvkar.

Experience of the regions”, at which the chief physician of the Territorial Center for Disaster Medicine of Komi, Mikhail Surin, spoke. He said that over the past 10 years, several personnel problems in the organization have been resolved, including staffing with anesthesiologists and resuscitators and the creation of resuscitation teams in Syktyvkar.

However, concerns arose about a shortage of paramedics, so the Center for Disaster Medicine began collaborating with medical college students from the third year, offering them advanced training and training at the School of Disaster Medicine with the assignment of a specialty.

One of the most pressing problems turned out to be drivers of emergency medical vehicles. According to Mikhail Surin, they do not receive payments, social benefits or bonuses, despite strict requirements for their work experience and criminal record. This led to the first driver shortage.