Faisalabad obstetric flying services and analysis of 1992

ABSTRACT

Faisalabad flying squad has played a major role in decreasing the rate of maternal mortality in Faisalabad city during 1992 which has been recorded as 0.68/1000 live births. During this period 103 flying squad calls were received and 91 [88.3%] patients were shifted to Allied Hospital, one [1%] delivered at home, 3 [2.9%] were shifted to other hospitals before arrival of flying squad services. Six patients received first aid treatment at home. Most of the calls 34 [33%] were made by the relatives of the patients for utilization of flying squad services