Comparative Analysis of Using 112 Emergency Ambulance Services in Turkey and the Province of Konya

Abstract

Aim:The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the use of 112 emergency ambulance services in Konya and Turkey within the years 2007, 2008, and 2009 Method: A retrospective descriptive study has been referred. The study variables are the number of ambulances, the reason for the emergency call, number of cases, preliminary diagnoses of the ambulance crew, and the results of crew intervention. Result:In the case of analysing the reasons of ambulance calls carried out in these three years; it is observed that calls for medical purposes have the share at the rate of 70% approximately. The second highest reason for calls is the traffic accidents. Considering both Turkey and Konya datum; although the trauma has had the highest rate among the pre-diagnosis reasons, it is on decline. In 2009, each of every four calls was resulted in transferring the patients from one hospital to the other. Conclusion:When the results about the usage of ambulances are analysed; it is observed that the province of Konya has the results that are close to or above the country average in terms of each evaluated criteria. The qualification of services provided by ambulance crew has significance in order to be able to evaluate the quality of 112 services.

Innovation in the use of motor ambulance for prehospital emergency care

“…conducted a study in Turkey in this regard and reported that trauma and cardiovascular disease were the main reasons for emergency service phone calls. [ 30 ] A Norwegian annual report (2001) showed trauma (41%) and cardiovascular diseases (27%) were the main causes of EMS missions. [ 31 ] According to a report by the Turkish Ministry of Health (2006), trauma (25.7%) and heart diseases (19.5%) were the two major reasons for dispatching ambulances.…”

An analysis of Emergency Medical Services demand: Time of day, day of the week, and location in the city

“…Secondly, an analysis of calls to the Kayseri 112 Emergency services shows that only 37.50% of calls were classified as genuine and necessary 18 . Another finding was that trauma, cardiovascular diseases (medical conditions) and traffic accidents were the most frequent reasons for calls 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. Finally, very low levels of awareness that the ambulance emergency call number was also used for the Turkish coast guard service, and males, and the young and educated were found to make greater use of the emergency call number compared to other demographic groups 22 .…”

“…In the literature, the usage of EMS and ambulances in Turkey has been examined on the basis of age, gender, reason for calls, the preclinical diagnosis of crews, and the intervention outcomes of ambulance crew. 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 The major findings of these studies can be summarized as follows: First, the rate of ambulance use in Turkey, even in İzmir, one of the most populous cities, is lower compared to developed countries. 17 Secondly, an analysis of calls to the Kayseri 112 Emergency services shows that only 37.50% of calls were classified as genuine and necessary.…”

“… 18 Another finding was that trauma, cardiovascular diseases (medical conditions) and traffic accidents were the most frequent reasons for calls. 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 Finally, very low levels of awareness that the ambulance emergency call number was also used for the Turkish coast guard service, and males, and the young and educated were found to make greater use of the emergency call number compared to other demographic groups. 22 Despite the value of these findings, more research, from an operations planning and management perspective, is needed in this area to increase the effectiveness in planning EMS systems and decrease the response time of the ambulances, and thus improve public health services.…”

Substitutability of Electricity and Renewable Materials for Fossil Fuels in a Post-Carbon Economy

“…We will assume that 10% of these will be high power tractors that will need fuel cells. The number of ambulances per capita was about 1 per thirty thousand people in Turkey [40] and 1 per 4350 people in Australia ( [41] Table 9A.39), figures that we will consider to be representative of an average developing country and a mean developed country, respectively. We will assume that the number of police cars is the same as the number of ambulances.…”