Author(s): Farzad Panahi | Hassan Ali Mohebbi | Mehdi Azizabadi Farahani | Hamid Reza Khoddami Vishteh | Shervin Assari
Journal: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
ISSN 2008-2142
Volume: 17;
Issue: Suppl 2;
Start page: 179;
Date: 2007;
Original page
Keywords: Prehospital Emergency Care | Time indices
ABSTRACT
Objective: Although pediatric pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) are a main challenge of health care systems, few data exists over it. Current study of ambulance calls for medical causes relating to children in Tehran was conducted with the following aims: 1) assessment of the frequency of causes of EMS call, 2) assessment of time indices of service providing by EMS, and 3) to assess the correlation between outcomes and time indices.Material & Methods: In this retrospective study, all calls to Tehran EMS system (Dial 115) for medical causes of children =
Journal: Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
ISSN 2008-2142
Volume: 17;
Issue: Suppl 2;
Start page: 179;
Date: 2007;
Original page
Keywords: Prehospital Emergency Care | Time indices
ABSTRACT
Objective: Although pediatric pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) are a main challenge of health care systems, few data exists over it. Current study of ambulance calls for medical causes relating to children in Tehran was conducted with the following aims: 1) assessment of the frequency of causes of EMS call, 2) assessment of time indices of service providing by EMS, and 3) to assess the correlation between outcomes and time indices.Material & Methods: In this retrospective study, all calls to Tehran EMS system (Dial 115) for medical causes of children =
