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Gac Med Mex 2007; 143 (2)

Resultados de una encuesta sobre los servicios médicos de urgencias prehospitalarias realizada en México

Fraga-S JM, Asensio-Lafuente E, Illescas-F GJ

Language: Spanish
References: 41
Page: 123-130
PDF size: 100.23 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: Emergency medical services (EMS) in Mexico have only recently been regulated, and they lack standardized training, educational or operating protocols.
Objective: We need to know the current state of these organizations in order to generate future recommendations
Methods: A voluntary, confidential survey was prospectively sent via several internet sites dedicated to EMS. A descriptive analysis of the results was done.
Results: One-hundred and twenty-two useable surveys were collected in 26 states in Mexico. Of these 21% belonged to public institutions, accounting for 7,215 EMS personnel. Among them, 25% were first time respondents and 21% were physicians. 5% of our sample were advanced emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Thirteen percent of the participating organizations do not offer training, while 61.5% train their basic EMT’s. Forty-four organizations have fully paid personnel and 27 operate solely with volunteers. There is a direct and permanent medical direction in 40% of the institutions. Between 5 and 35% of them are linked to a universal emergency call phone number. Up to 15 organizations do not have ambulances.
Conclusions: There is a high proportion of low-level trained personnel. EMS organizations which are heterogeneous in nature. Service professionalization is important in order to standardize prehospital EMS.


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