The study on response time of Beijing 120 EMSS / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To survey the status quo on response time of Emergency Medical Service System (EMSS)in Beijing and analyze the influence,factors in order to explore the existent problems upon EMSS of Beijing for 2008 Beijing Olympic game Methods The quantitative and aualitative mehods were used.The data derived from the record of Beijing Emergency Medical Center on the second half of 2005 was described and analyzed.Results At present,the median of response times in Beijing 120 Emss is 16.5 min,with 14.3 min for Quartile range.The cumulate proportion was 2.28% for less than 5 min,whereas 19.20% for over 30 min. there were statistically significant differences in term of the areas and stations respectively.Conclusion The response time of Beijing EMSS is too long,and it is not to be compared to the developed eoumtries itn terms of swift reponse,we should explore and amalyze the influence factors from various angles and make effort to resolve it.

Analysis of the Taegu Regional EMSS and Suggestions Improving the System

BACKGROUND: The EMSS can be defined as the complete chain of human and physical resources that provides patient care in cases of sudden illness and injury. To provide effective emergency care through the EMSS in a region, the organized EMSS should be periodically evaluated and improved in both aspects of quality and number on the detected portions of defect. The EMSS in Taegu has been systematically developed since the gas explosion disaster happened at Sangin Dong, on 28th April, 1995. After then, many institutes have been organized, and various plans for improving Taegu regional EMSS have been suggested. The training of EMTs for operating the systems and various equipments which are needed for performing prehospital care and transporting the patient to hospital also has been undertaken. METHOD: We reviewed the effectiveness and problems of each EMSS elements established and operated during the past five years in Taegu by looking over the documents related to EMSS in the institutes concerned and accomplishing written survey from prehospital care providers belonged to Fire-Fight department. RESULT: Although the regional EMSS in Taegu has been well developed since 1995 in all its aspects, such as manpower, equipment and control system, but some ineffectiveness in the operation of EMSS and deficits of resources, especially manpower, are found. CONCLUSION: The emergency physicians should have to analyze the problems of their regional EMSS that involved in personally, and reestablish the long term plans for improving the regional EMSS at this point.

An Analysis on the Patient Transported via 119 System

An analysis was performed to evaluate the problems in Emegency Medical Service System(EMSS) through the review of the 119 transport chart of 1,229 patients who visited to emergency center of Chonnam University Hospital via 119 system during the period from January 1998 to December 1998. The results were obtained as follows: 1) 1,229(4.9%) of the 25,253 patients were transported to emergency center via 119 system. Among 1.229 patients, male were 691(56%) and female 538(44%), and nontraumatic patients were 946(77%) and traumatic patients 283(23%). The peak age was 5th to 6th decades. 2) Mean arrival time to scene(ambulance response time) was 4.8 +/-.8minutes and mean arrival time to hospital 19.6 +/-0.1minutes. In the distribution of the requested place for ambulance, 73% was house and 23% was field. 3) In the severity of patients, 154(12.5%) patients were classified into emergent, 442(36%) into urgent, and 633(51.5%) into non-emergent. Among 1,229 patients, number of patients admitted were 419cases(34.1%), operated 85(6.9%), discharged in emergency department 536(43.6%), dead 70(5.7%), and transferred 119(9.7%), respectively. 4) The assessment of prehospital treatment by Emergency Medical Technician(EMT) revealed that checking the vital sign was only 49.5%, and prehospital care was limited to airway management, O2 inhalation and immobilization. There was no case of the notification to medical institute or the consultation to doctor. These results show that over the half of patients transported to level III emergency center via 119 system were classified into non-emergent and the prehospital management of the patient by EMT was not adequate. This study suggests the need of more simple and objective triage guideline for patient transport, the improvement of prehospital care system, and reconstruction of the computerized communication system.

Status of the Use and Assessment of Order-Communicating System(OCS) in Emergency Care Center / 영남의대학술지

Hospital information system has been widely used and increased recently for a variety of many aspects. And Order-Communication System(OCS), as like as hospital information system, has been used in many medical care facilities, which is simple and easily accessible, useful system. Also then the use of OCS in emergency care center in YUMC has been introduced sine 1996. 10, above 70% of availability is notice at present and increasing in the use rate, is considered that is very simple and accurate, time-saving, widely applicable system. So authors say that, after the use of OCS in emergency care center, interhospital exchange of the patient's information and also accomplishment of EMSS can be possible.

Adopting a people-oriented approach in building the emergency department / 中华医院管理杂志

Using information on the Emergency Department of the Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital-reconstructed in January of 2002-as primary data, the authors provide a general view of the model for the building, management and development of emergency departments in China in the 21" century. There are two aspects to the issue. One concerns the composition of the hardware architecture of the emergency department, including emergency medical service system(EMSS), modified layout and facilities, medico-technical departments with a complete range of functions, rational emergency medical service procedures as well as pie-hospital first aid and facilities for long-distance network medical treatment. The other concerns the composition of the software architecture of the emergency department, including the transformation of the employment system of emergency medical personnel, the change of emergency service concepts, the personnel performance and financial control of the emergency department, and the development of an emergency department culture.