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A Sustainable Ambulance Operation Model in a Low-Resource Country (the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Joint Authors
Lee, Sang-Soo
Lee, Tae-Hun
Han, Jae-Hyun
Choi, Young-A
Kim, Dong Won
Ahn, Moo-Eob
Sharma, Ashish Ranjan
Source
Emergency Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Due to an increase in traffic collisions, the demand for prehospital medical services is on the rise, even in low-resource countries where emergency ambulance services have not been previously provided.
To build a sustainable and continuous prehospital ambulance operation model, it is necessary to consider the medical system and economic conditions of the corresponding country.
In an attempt to construct a prehospital ambulance operation model that ensures continuous operation, a pilot “emergency patient transporting service from field to hospital” operation was established for approximately three months in Kinshasa, the capital of the DR Congo.
To construct a continuously operating model even after the pilot operation, willingness to pay (WTP) by type of emergency medical and transport service was investigated by implementing the contingent valuation method (CVM).
Using CVM, the WTP for prehospital emergency services targeting ambulance services personnel, patients, policemen, and hospital staff participating in the pilot operation was calculated.
The results of the pilot operation revealed that there were a total of 212 patients with a mean patient number of 2.4 per day.
A total of 155 patients used the services for hospital transport, while 121 patients used the services for traffic collisions.
Traffic collisions were the category in which ambulance services were most frequently needed (66.2%).
Pay services were most frequently utilized in the home-visit services category (40.9%).
Based on these results, eight independently operated ambulance operation models and sixteen models that utilize hospital medical personnel and policemen already belonging to existing institutions were proposed.
In an effort to implement emergency medical ambulance services in the DR Congo, medical staff receiving pay for performance (incentive pay) should be deployed in the field and on call.
Accordingly, with respect to sustainable development goals, various pay-for-service models should be used.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lee, Tae-Hun& Han, Jae-Hyun& Sharma, Ashish Ranjan& Choi, Young-A& Kim, Dong Won& Lee, Sang-Soo…[et al.]. 2018. A Sustainable Ambulance Operation Model in a Low-Resource Country (the Democratic Republic of Congo). Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157102
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lee, Tae-Hun…[et al.]. A Sustainable Ambulance Operation Model in a Low-Resource Country (the Democratic Republic of Congo). Emergency Medicine International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157102
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lee, Tae-Hun& Han, Jae-Hyun& Sharma, Ashish Ranjan& Choi, Young-A& Kim, Dong Won& Lee, Sang-Soo…[et al.]. A Sustainable Ambulance Operation Model in a Low-Resource Country (the Democratic Republic of Congo). Emergency Medicine International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157102
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157102