Application of Automated External Defibrillators in Motorcycle Ambulances in Thailand's Emergency Medical Services

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Apiratwarakul K., Tiamkao S., Cheung L. W., Çelebi İ., Suzuki T., Ienghong K.

OPEN ACCESS EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.14, ss.141-146, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2147/oaem.s361335
  • Dergi Adı: OPEN ACCESS EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.141-146
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ambulance, cardiac arrest, emergency care, prehospital emergency care, response time
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Access time to emergency patients is a critical factor that affects the outcomes of life-or-death situations, especially in the cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA). This study focused on developing a new model of emergency medical services (EMS) using a motorcycle-based ambulance (motorlance) with an automated external defibrillator (AED). There are currently no studies regarding access time for this vehicle. This study aimed at utilization of an AED in conjunction with motorlance and comparing the response time between a traditional ambulance and a motorlance.