Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly
فصلنامه سلامت در حوادث و بلایا
Health in Emergencies and Disasters Quarterly
Medical Sciences
http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir
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A Comparative Study of Prehospital Emergency Services Over the Urban and Road Areas in Hamedan Province
تخصصي
Special
پژوهشي
Research
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background:</strong> Prehospital emergency care services are one of the vital health services in many countries that provide first and immediate medical care to the patients and injured people at the scene and during transfer to healthcare centers. This study was conducted to investigate and compare the use of prehospital emergency services in urban and road emergency bases of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences.<br>
<strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> In a descriptive-analytic study, all missions (ambulance requests) conducted at urban and road emergency bases were studied and compared over three years. The study tool was a checklist compiled of questions from PCR (Patient Care Report). PCR contains written information about the patient's demographic characteristics, mission time, mission address, mission reasons, emergency base and mission code (ambulance identification code), and so on. Finally, the collected data were analyzed using descriptive (mean and variance) and inferential statistics (t test and Chi-square). <br>
<strong>Results:</strong> The results of the study indicated that every year, urban bases missions increased about 600 and rural bases missions about 450. Road traffic incidents, falls, cardiac emergencies and poisoning were the most common causes for ambulance call at urban and road emergency bases. In addition, urban and road bases missions were significantly different with regard to the cause of missions in all cases (except heat stroke) (P<0.01). <br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> Understanding the number and pattern of prehospital emergency services in urban and rural areas plays a significant role in the proper planning of prehospital emergency care. The study showed that the need for emergency prehospital emergency services is increasing and policymakers should be considered this issue.</div>
Prehospital emergency care services, Ambulance request, Urban emergency base, Rural emergency base
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http://hdq.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-151-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1
Mehdi
Beiramijam
مهدی
بیرامی جم
m_beyramijam@yahoo.com
10031947532846003160
10031947532846003160
No
Research Center in Emergency & Disaster Health, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
دانشگاه علوم بهزیستی و توانبخشی
Shahnaz
Salawati Ghasemi
شهناز
صلواتی قاسمی
shahnaz.salawati68@gmail.com
10031947532846003161
10031947532846003161
No
Department of Midwifery Information Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kurdestan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان
Masoomeh
Khaleghverdi
معصومه
خالقوردی
masoome.khalegh@gmail.com
10031947532846003162
10031947532846003162
No
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadam University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان
Kazem
Bizhani
کاظم
بیژنی
kazembizhani@yahoo.com
10031947532846003163
10031947532846003163
No
Department of Medical Emergencies, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadam University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان
Ali
Afshari
علی
افشاری
ali.ems77@gmail.com
10031947532846003164
10031947532846003164
Yes
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadam University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان
Majedeh
Nabavian
ماجده
نبویان
majedeh.nabavian@yahoo.com
10031947532846003165
10031947532846003165
No
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadam University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
دانشگاه علوم پزشکی همدان