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Article: Emergency medical systems in low- and middle-income countries: Recommendations for action

TitleEmergency medical systems in low- and middle-income countries: Recommendations for action
Authors
KeywordsAllied health personnel/education
Cost-benefit analysis
Developing countries
Emergency medical services/organization and administration
Emergency treatment/organization and administration
Evidence-based medicine
Transportation of patients
Triage
Issue Date2005
Citation
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005, v. 83, n. 8, p. 626-631 How to Cite?
AbstractEmergency medical care is not a luxury for rich countries or rich individuals in poor countries. This paper makes the point that emergency care can make an important contribution to reducing avoidable death and disability in low- and middle-income countries. But emergency care needs to be planned well and supported at all levels - at the national, provincial and community levels - and take into account the entire spectrum of care, from the occurrence of an acute medical event in the community to the provision of appropriate care at the hospital. The mix of personnel, materials, and health-system infrastructure can be tailored to optimize the provision of emergency care in settings with different levels of resource availability. The misconception that emergency care cannot be cost effective in low-income settings is demonstrably inaccurate. Emergencies occur everywhere, and each day they consume resources regardless of whether there are systems capable of achieving good outcomes. With better planning, the ongoing costs of emergency care can result in better outcomes and better cost-effectiveness. Every country and community can and should provide emergency care regardless of their place in the ratings of developmental indices. We make the case for universal access to emergency care and lay out a research agenda to fill the gaps in knowledge in emergency care.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/326695
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dc.contributor.authorKobusingye, Olive C.-
dc.contributor.authorHyder, Adnan A.-
dc.contributor.authorBishai, David-
dc.contributor.authorHicks, Eduardo Romero-
dc.contributor.authorMock, Charles-
dc.contributor.authorJoshipura, Manjul-
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-31T05:25:51Z-
dc.date.available2023-03-31T05:25:51Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.citationBulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005, v. 83, n. 8, p. 626-631-
dc.identifier.issn0042-9686-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/326695-
dc.description.abstractEmergency medical care is not a luxury for rich countries or rich individuals in poor countries. This paper makes the point that emergency care can make an important contribution to reducing avoidable death and disability in low- and middle-income countries. But emergency care needs to be planned well and supported at all levels - at the national, provincial and community levels - and take into account the entire spectrum of care, from the occurrence of an acute medical event in the community to the provision of appropriate care at the hospital. The mix of personnel, materials, and health-system infrastructure can be tailored to optimize the provision of emergency care in settings with different levels of resource availability. The misconception that emergency care cannot be cost effective in low-income settings is demonstrably inaccurate. Emergencies occur everywhere, and each day they consume resources regardless of whether there are systems capable of achieving good outcomes. With better planning, the ongoing costs of emergency care can result in better outcomes and better cost-effectiveness. Every country and community can and should provide emergency care regardless of their place in the ratings of developmental indices. We make the case for universal access to emergency care and lay out a research agenda to fill the gaps in knowledge in emergency care.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofBulletin of the World Health Organization-
dc.subjectAllied health personnel/education-
dc.subjectCost-benefit analysis-
dc.subjectDeveloping countries-
dc.subjectEmergency medical services/organization and administration-
dc.subjectEmergency treatment/organization and administration-
dc.subjectEvidence-based medicine-
dc.subjectTransportation of patients-
dc.subjectTriage-
dc.titleEmergency medical systems in low- and middle-income countries: Recommendations for action-
dc.typeArticle-
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dc.identifier.pmid16184282-
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dc.identifier.volume83-
dc.identifier.issue8-
dc.identifier.spage626-
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