Geographical Distribution of Emergency Services Times in Traffic Accidents in Extremadura.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the response time and transport time taken by the emergency medical services (EMS), considering their urban or rural location, to attend traffic accident casualties that occurred in the different geographical areas of Extremadura (Spain) from 2012 to 2015.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of the data recorded by the Emergency Response Coordination Center 112 (ERCC-112) from traffic accidents attended by EMS. Response time was defined as the time elapsed from the request-for-care receipt until arrival of the EMS at the accident scene, and transport time as that from leaving the scene until arrival to the referral hospital. Rural EMS were those based in locations where there is no hospital, and urban EMS those located in towns or cities with a hosp

SUBMITTER: Morales-Gabardino JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11320083 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature