EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

PREVENTION AND ECONOMY

Abstract

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are the most important
and effective services giving encouragement and satisfaction to the patients, attendants and the community as
a whole and boosting the morale of health care staff (Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics and Managers). It elevates
the status of health care of any country. Objectives: 1-To collect and analyze the data. 2-To help in planning
of future strategies for improvement of EMS. Study Design: Recent retrospective study. Setting: Emergency
department Allied Hospital, Faisalabad. Period: One year; (Ist July 2003 to 30th June 2004). Material &
Methods: The data of all patients who presented to emergency during one year was collected and analyzed.
Results: A total of 45990 patients attended the emergency department during the year under study. An average
of 126 patients per day were seen in emergency. An average of 35 patients per day required hospitalization and
91 patients did not require hospitalization.. An average cost of non admitted patient was over 400 hundred
rupees and for every operative case an average of over 4000 rupees. No preventive strategies were functional.
Conclusions: Emergency services are at their best when effective and feasible. Preventive strategies must be
organized and government may be advised for legislation and implementation of public safety rules. Injury
Prevention and Prioritizations Scoring (IPPS) helps to improve the capability of emergency medical services.