Pre-hospital emergency medical services in developing countries : a case study about EMS response time in Yazd, Iran
Joint Authors
Bahrami, M. A.
Maliki, A.
Izzatabadi, M. Ranjbar
Askari, R.
Tihrani, G. H. Ahmadi
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 13, Issue 10 (31 Oct. 2011), pp.735-738, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2011-10-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Pre-hospital emergency medical services, a subsystem of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), provides early care to critically ill and injured patients in the field.
Time is an important factor in pre-hospital care and the length of time it takes to reach care, has a significant impact on patient outcome.
This study aims to calculate the response time in EMS stations of Yazd, Iran.
Methods : During 2008-2009, 11961 run report forms from all 7 EMS stations in Yazd that had been submitted to central station were surveyed.
By using Excell statistical software and descriptive statistics (percent, cumulative distribution and standard deviation), we calculated fractile response times for Yazd EMS.
Results : 81.15 percent of response times were within 8 minutes as a referenced standard for EMS.
Conclusion : The majority of call services in Yazd EMS have been responded in a suitable time interval comparing with reference standards and country's approved EMS response time goal, but there are still rooms for improvement.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bahrami, M. A.& Maliki, A.& Izzatabadi, M. Ranjbar& Askari, R.& Tihrani, G. H. Ahmadi. 2011. Pre-hospital emergency medical services in developing countries : a case study about EMS response time in Yazd, Iran. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 13, no. 10, pp.735-738.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bahrami, M. A.…[et al.]. Pre-hospital emergency medical services in developing countries : a case study about EMS response time in Yazd, Iran. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 13, no. 10 (Oct. 2011), pp.735-738.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-323493
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bahrami, M. A.& Maliki, A.& Izzatabadi, M. Ranjbar& Askari, R.& Tihrani, G. H. Ahmadi. Pre-hospital emergency medical services in developing countries : a case study about EMS response time in Yazd, Iran. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2011. Vol. 13, no. 10, pp.735-738.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-323493
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 738
Record ID
BIM-323493