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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2016.30.4.128

Analysis of the Time Intervals in 119 Ambulance Services  

Jang, Kyungho (Dept. of Social Studies Education, Inha Univ.)
Kang, Kyunghee (Dept. of Emergency Health Science, Gachon Univ.)
Jang, Yoonhee (Dept. of Korean Language and Literature, Inha Univ.)
Hahn, Kyungdong (Division of Economics, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.30, no.4, 2016 , pp. 128-134 More about this Journal
Abstract
The ambulance service time interval, in particular the response time, has been used as an important indicator for the quality control of ambulance services in that it can be improved to increase the probability of survival and decrease the sequela-related disability. Based on the 2011~2014 Prehospital Care Reports in a metropolitan city, this study analyzed the time interval of ambulance services considering the patient's characteristics and chief complaints. If the definition of the time of ambulance services can be refined further, and a variety of economic and social factors and local characteristics would can be analyzed, the quality of the ambulance service is expected to be enhanced significantly.
Keywords
Ambulance service; Time intervals; Response time; Chief complaints;
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