Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Utilization in Zimbabwe: Retrospective Review of Harare Ambulance System Reports.
Monalisa MuchatutaSoman MudarikiLoretta W MathesonBrian Travis RiceMidion Mapfumo ChidzongaRebecca WalkerMatthew C StrehlowJennifer A NewberryPublished in: Annals of global health (2022)
In this study, EMS cared primarily for obstetric and trauma emergencies, which mirrors the leading causes of premature death in LMICs. The predominance of requests for maternity-related IFTs emphasizes the role for EMS as an integral player in peripartum maternal health care. Targeted public health efforts and chief complaint-specific training for EMTs in these priority areas could improve quality of care and patient outcomes. Moreover, a focus on strengthening prehospital data collection and research is critical to advancing EMS development in Zimbabwe and the region through quality improvement and epidemiologic surveillance.
Keyphrases
- emergency medical
- quality improvement
- public health
- healthcare
- patient safety
- primary care
- affordable care act
- mental health
- palliative care
- pregnant women
- cancer therapy
- electronic health record
- emergency department
- big data
- health insurance
- physical activity
- drug delivery
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- hiv infected
- deep learning
- pain management
- chronic pain
- weight gain