Table 4.
Pre-hospital care assessment
COUNTRIES | |||
---|---|---|---|
Pre-hospital system | |||
Organized | Ambulance | Ambulance | Ambulance/AVIASAN |
Unique emergency no | 112 | 112 | 112 |
Ambulance team | |||
physician | Yes | Emergency physician/not always | |
paramedic | Yes | Emergency technician | |
nurse | Yes | Yes | Yes |
driver | Yes | Yes | Yes |
TBI patient transport | |||
Ambulance | Yes | Yes | Yes + AVIASAN* |
Private car | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Helicopter | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Patient destination | |||
Nearest facility | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Resources | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Insurance | No | Yes | No |
Pre-hospital categorization and triage | |||
Triage protocol | Yes - Glasgow | Yes - ABC | Yes - ABC |
Yes | No | No | |
Inter-hospital transfer | |||
Transfer protocol | No | No | No |
Frequency** | Frequent | Rarely | Rarely |
Reasons for transfer | Equipment, specialists, surgery needed | Patients’ wishes; Lack of specialized services in rural areas | Equipment, specialists, surgery needed |
special emergency service provided by the Republican Clinical Hospital for specialized emergency care for cases admitted to hospitals in territories
frequency was defined/was measured