Open AccessEpidemiology of non-transported emergency medical services calls in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Daifallah Alrazeeni,
Sikender A. Sheikh,
Abdulmajeed Mobrad,
Mazen Al Ghamdi,
Nabeel Abdulqader,
Mohammed Al Gabgab,
Majed Al Qahtani,
Bader Al Khaldi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1658-3175
pISSN - 0379-5284
DOI - 10.15537/smj.2016.5.13872
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , epidemiology , medical emergency , emergency medical services , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , emergency department , surgery , demography , psychiatry , sociology
To determine the epidemiology of non- transported emergency medical services (EMS) calls within the EMS system at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to identify factors that contributes to non-transport of patients by EMS provider, and to recommend suggestions for reduction in number of non-transported calls.