Prehospital Emergency Services- Establishment and Expansion of Sindh Emergency and Rescue Services-1021 In A Metropolitan City of Pakistan
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https://doi.org/10.52547/uiemj.1.1.2Keywords:
Prehospital care, Sindh emergency and rescue services, Primary health careAbstract
Objective: This article describes the organization, expansion, and services provided by the Sindh Emergency and Rescue Services (SERS)-1021. Additionally, it will assist the government to take necessary actions in maintaining the quality of health services provided to the citizens of Pakistan.
Methods: We gathered the information through Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, and the official website of the organization. All the facts and figures were provided by the Data Department of SERS. All the references in the last ten years were given priority. The collection of filtered articles was refined by authors and only those in the English language were included. After excluding the unfit articles, the full papers were thoroughly read.
Results and Conclusion: The purpose of EMS is the assessment of emergency, care at site, care while on route to the healthcare facility, and care upon arrival at the healthcare facility. These types of prehospital services should be replicated in other parts of Pakistan as well. The system follows almost all the guidelines of the World health organization. It is suggested that the services of SERS should not only be limited to medical emergency services but also to overcome lackings in other rescue organizations. A centralized head office should be established at the city level to strengthen the coordination of various rescue services. Academic emergency medicine training of doctors and paramedics is also necessary.
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