Unmet Need for Emergency Medical Services in Hanoi, Vietnam

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  • Hoang Bui Hai
    Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Mai Thi Hue
    Thanh Hoa Campus, Hanoi Medical University, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
  • Dinh Thai Son
    Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Nguyen Thanh
    115 Center of Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Dang Trung Anh
    Emergency and Critical Care Department, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Le Van Cuong
    Cardiovascular Intervention Center, Thanh Hoa General Hospital, Thanh Hoa, Vietnam
  • Luong Quoc Chinh
    Center For Emergency Medicine, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Nakahara Shinji
    Graduate School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kawasaki, Japan

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Abstract

<p>Low- and middle-income countries urgently need to improve emergency medical services (EMSs) as a component of their healthcare systems. Here, we detailed EMS resources and their provision in Hanoi, Vietnam, and discussed necessary policies to upgrade EMSs. Between 2013 and 2018, EMS resources, measured as provider-to-population and ambulance-to-population ratios, decreased, whereas service provision, measured as the number of patients transported by ambulance per population, increased. EMS resources and their provision in Hanoi are far below the standards of high-income countries or figures in neighboring Asian countries. Therefore, it is imperative to upgrade health policies for the appropriate allocation of healthcare resources to EMSs and hospital services.</p>

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  • JMA Journal

    JMA Journal 4 (3), 277-280, 2021-07-15

    Japan Medical Association / The Japanese Associaiton of Medical Sciences

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