To find the situation of emergency patients and time spent for the transferral of the patients, an analysis was made from the record of the transferral of kwangju city patients entrusted to 129 emergency call from January 1st 1992 to December 31st 199...
To find the situation of emergency patients and time spent for the transferral of the patients, an analysis was made from the record of the transferral of kwangju city patients entrusted to 129 emergency call from January 1st 1992 to December 31st 1996.
1. Total number of transferred Kwangju city patients entrusted to 129 emergency call was 2,554 for 5 years. The number increased from 336 in 1992 to 884 In 1994, but thereafter the number decreased to 310 in 1996. y the sex of the transferred patients male were 58.6% and female
2. By the sex of the transferred patients male were 58.6% and female were 41.4%. Age distribution showed that 20-29 and 30-39 year old patients were most common (each 35.1%).
3. Place of referral for the accident or the diseases were Bukgu (40.1%).
4. Among the four seasons of a year, highest number of patients were transferred during the winter season, and by the time interval for a day highest number of patients were transferred from 17:00 to 24:59.
5. The person of referral was family member (17.8%) or observer of accidents (46.0%), and as the communication method telephone was used frequently (78.3%) than wireless communication system (3.8%).
6. The transferral vehicles were 119 ambulance (33.8%), emergency safety corporation (29.8%), hospital ambulance (24.8%) and taxi (3.8%). Transferred hospital were emergency center hospital (55.4%), general hospital (23.1%) and hospital nominated for emergency call (22.5%).
7. For 5 years most common cause of referral was diseases, drug poisoning and etc ('78.2%).
8. Mean total time from asking transferral to arrival to the transferred hospital was 30.2±32.8 minutes for 5 years including 1.6±3.2 minutes for ordering transferral, 11.22±17.7 minutes for taking ambulance to the patient and 17.4±25.4 minutes for taking ambulance to the hospital. The total time was 33.2±60.9 minutes in 1992 and decreased to 28.5±36.6 minutes in 1996.
9. It took more time for the transferral of emergency patients in winter season than other seasons, and at daytime (9:00-16:59) also more time was needed than morning or night.
10. Taxi was quicker means for the transferral (24.3±29.9min) than 119 ambulance (25.9±28.1min), 112 petrol car (26.1±26.0min) or ambulance of hospitals(29.1±32.8min).
11. It took more time for the transferral of pregnant women for delivering baby than patient with diseases or traffic accidents.
Above result suggest that to accomplish quick transferral of emergency patients unified emergency transmission system including all related institutions are necessary to overcome various barriers against the transferral of patients.