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Performance of an Emergency Road Ambulance Service in Bhutan: Response Time, Utilization, and Outcomes.
Tshokey, Tshokey; Tshering, Ugyen; Lhazeen, Karma; Abrahamyan, Arpine; Timire, Collins; Gurung, Bikash; Subedi, Devi Charan; Wangdi, Kencho; Vilas, Victor Del Rio; Zachariah, Rony.
Afiliação
  • Tshokey T; Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu 11001, Bhutan.
  • Tshering U; Emergency Medical Services Division (EMSD), Ministry of Health, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan.
  • Lhazeen K; Department of Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Thimphu 1101, Bhutan.
  • Abrahamyan A; TB Prevention and Research Centre, Yerevan 0014, Armenia.
  • Timire C; The Union, 7500 Paris, France.
  • Gurung B; Health Help Centre (HHC), EMSD, Ministry of Health, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan.
  • Subedi DC; Health Help Centre (HHC), EMSD, Ministry of Health, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan.
  • Wangdi K; WHO Country Office, Thimphu 11001, Bhutan.
  • Vilas VDR; Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), World Health Organization, SEARO, New Delhi 110011, India.
  • Zachariah R; Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), World Health Organization, Geneva 1211, Switzerland.
Trop Med Infect Dis ; 7(6)2022 May 31.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35736966
Background: An efficient ambulance service is a vital component of emergency medical services. We determined the emergency ambulance response and transport times and ambulance exit outcomes in Bhutan. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving real-time monitoring of emergency ambulance deployments managed by a central toll-free (112) hotline (20 October 2021 to 20 January 2022) was carried out. Results: Of 5092 ambulance deployments, 4291 (84%) were inter-facility transfers, and 801 (16%) were for emergencies. Of the latter, 703 (88%) were for non-pregnancy-related emergencies (i.e., medical, surgical, and accidents), while 98 (12%) were for pregnancy-related emergencies. The median ambulance response and patient transport times were 42 (IQR 3-271) and 41 (IQR 2-272) minutes, respectively. The median round-trip distance travelled by ambulances was 18 km (range 1-186 km). For ambulance exit outcomes that were pregnancy-related (n = 98), 89 (91%) reached the health facility successfully, 8 delivered prior to ambulance arrival at the scene or in the ambulance during transport, and 1 had no outcome record. For the remaining 703 non-pregnancy deployments, 29 (4.1%) deployments were deemed not required or refusals, and 656 (93.3%) reached the health facility successfully; 16 (2.3%) died before the ambulance's arrival at the scene, and 2 (0.3%) were not recorded. Conclusions: This first countrywide real-time operational research showed acceptable ambulance exit outcomes. Improving ambulance response and transport times might reduce morbidities and mortalities further.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article