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The Punjab Emergency Service of Pakistan has established field hospital for triage the patients and responded 12625 corona patients for shifting to hospitals and quarantine centers followed by 1838 corona burials. During field operation more than 70 rescuers were also infected, this study explores the factors which were contributed for early recovery.
Method: This survey/field study was carried out among the COVID-19 infected operational staff from February, 2020 to August, 2020 during the first active wave in the country. During this survey 40 rescuers were interviewed by structured questionnaire and the obtained responses were analyzed.
Result: Out of total 40 rescuers, all were male. The median age was 26-35 years (80%). Among the infected rescuers 95% did not have any pre-existing co-morbidities. The most common symptoms were Highest Temperature (75%), Sore Throat (75%), Cough (68%), psycho-social factor i.e. Positive behavior (95%), exercise (27%), prayer (57%), learned skills (85%), professional knowledge (82.5%) and peer support (70%) were contributed.
Conclusion: Organizational knowledge and skills along with other psychosocial factors like peer support, positive behavior have contributed for early recovery of the Rescuers.
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In-Text Citation: (Naseer et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Naseer, R., Gillani, Y. R., & Durrani, M. (2021). Role of Knowledge, Skills and Peer Support for Early Recovery of COVID-19 Positive Rescuers. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(2), 294–301.
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