Prehospital Emergency Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An under-developed and fragmented prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system is a major obstacle to the timely care of emergency patients. Insufficient emphasis on prehospital emergency systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) currently causes a substantial number of avoidable deaths from time-sensitive illnesses, highlighting a critical need for improved prehospital emergency care systems. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to assess the prehospital emergency care services across LMICs.

Methods

This systematic review used four electronic databases, namely: PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and SCOPUS, to search for published reports on prehospital emergency medical care in LMICs. Only peer-reviewed studies published in English language from

SUBMITTER: Bhattarai HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445116 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature