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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2020.21.7.218

Emergency Room access by Population Density and distance of Daegu Metropolitan city  

Kim, Myung-Gwan (Dept. of School of Public Health, Kyungpook National University)
Han, Seung-Woo (Dept. of Emergency Medical Technology, Kyungil University)
Kim, Ki-Hyun (Dept. of Medical Information Management, Kyungpook National University Hospital)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.21, no.7, 2020 , pp. 218-223 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the accessibility of emergency rooms according to the population density and distance in Daegu Metropolitan City to help improve the quality and emergency medical accessibility problems in Daegu Metropolitan City. To observe the geographical requirements, the number of population in eup, myeon, dong, available emergency, and available emergency compared to the population were mapped through the S-GIS of Statistics Korea to visualize the data based on the 3km radius. To determine the difference in accessibility to emergency rooms for each district in Daegu Metropolitan City, the data were analyzed by ANOVA and Scheffe. According to the average number of emergencies available in Daegu Metropolitan City within a 3-kilometer radius were 5.7 in Jung-gu, 5.0 in Nam-gu, 1.6 in Buk-gu, 0.4 in Dong-gu, 2.4 in Seo-gu, 0.9 in Suseong-gu, 3.5 in Dalseo-gu, and 0.1 in Dalseong-gun; there was a statistically significant difference (p<.001). The available emergency within a 3km radius and available emergency per 1,000 people were concentrated in the center. Therefore, it may be necessary to institute an urban emergency medical network by establishing a point that serves as an intermediate hub to provide emergency medical care to citizens far from the center.
Keywords
Daegu Metropolitan City; Emergency Room; Accessibility; Community Health Equity; Distance of Local Area;
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