The epidemiological analysis of Urumqi pre-hospital first aid in 2011 / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the epidemiology of the emergency medical service in Urumqi City in 2011.Methods All patients from 120-Ambulance Center of Urumqi City admitted from January 1,2011 through December 30,2011 were enrolled for prospective study.Descriptive analysis the gender,age,race,underlying diseases,the peak of calling,the time taken by ambulance and so on.Results The 120-Ambulance Center answered overall 53786 callings,the callings of effective answer were 47260,while the ineffective answers were 6526 accounting for 13.8％,and the average number of answer per day was 147.The ratio of male to female was 1.611 ; the number of callings from Han nationality was predominant accounting for 68.87％ (37043 callings),and the number of callings from Weiwuer nationality was next to that from Han nationality.The five most common emergency problems were traffic injury,acute cardiovascular diseases,cerebro-vascular diseases,trauma and poisoning.There was no significant difference in monthly number of emergency cases during the 12 months of 2011,and the average monthly number of emergency cases was ranged in 2500-3500.The peak time of answering occurred in 1000 am-1300 pm、1600 pm-1800 pm、2100 pm-2400 pm; the ages of patients were dominant in the population of 20-29 years old、30-39 years old and 70-79 years old.Conclusions We should lay the emphasis on the most common diseases,the peak of answering,and the most vulnerable population,in order to come across with the theoretical and practical evidence to the relevant public health bureau for the improvement of transport mode carried out by 120-Ambulance Center in Urumqi City.