Elderly and Nonelderly Use of a Dedicated Ambulance Corps' Emergency Medical Services in Taiwan
| Autor: | Chien-Chin Hsu, Chien Chia Huang, How Ran Guo, Shih-Bin Su, Pi Ching Chen, Wei Lung Chen, Hung-Jung Lin, Chien-Cheng Huang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Resuscitation Emergency Medical Services Article Subject Transport time Population Ambulances Vital signs Taiwan lcsh:Medicine Disease General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age Distribution medicine Consciousness levels Emergency medical services Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sex Distribution education Aged education.field_of_study General Immunology and Microbiology Emergency management business.industry lcsh:R 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Transportation of Patients Emergency medicine Chronic Disease Utilization Review Female business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International BioMed Research International, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2314-6141 |
| Popis: | Backgrounds and Aim. Taiwan’s population is gradually aging; however, there are no comparative data on emergency medical services (EMS) use between the elderly and nonelderly. Methods. We analyzed the emergency calls dealt with between January 1 and April 4, 2014, by EMS in one city in Taiwan. All calls were divided into two groups: elderly (≥65 years) and nonelderly ( Results. There were 1,001 EMS calls: 226 nontransport and 775 transport calls. The elderly accounted for significantly (P<0.05) fewer (28 (9.2%)) nontransport calls than did the nonelderly (136 (21.4%)). In the transport calls, 276 (35.6%) were the elderly. The elderly had a higher proportion of histories for cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, end-stage renal disease, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the elderly had significantly longer total transport time, more nontrauma reasons, and poorer consciousness levels and lower oxygen saturation and needed more respiratory management and more frequent resuscitation during transport than did the nonelderly. Conclusion. The elderly have more specific needs than do the nonelderly. Adapting EMS training, operations, and government policies to aging societies is mandatory and should begin now. |
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