@article{ref1,
title="Trends in pre-hospital emergency calls and transportation data for emergency medical services in Thailand",
journal="Journal of EMS medicine",
year="2022",
author="Thepmanee, Duangpon and Tanaka, Hideharu and Takyu, Hiroshi",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Emergency medical dispatchers (EMDs) ensure that pre-hospital resources are provided for potential hospital admissions. This analysis aimed to describe the prevalence and time trends of all requests to emergency medical services (EMSs) in Thailand.   Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted using a data set of 8,182,724 emergency calls to emergency medical dispatch centers throughout Thailand, collected from the EMS Registry from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020.   Results: Out of the 8,116,969 eligible emergency calls, most regional emergency calls came from the Northeast region (45.5%), while the lowest number of calls came from the Western region (4.6%). The provinces with the highest and lowest numbers of emergency calls were Khon Kaen (6.15%) and Mae Hong Son (0.24%), respectively. The most frequent emergency calls were related to traffic accidents (25.6%), followed by unknown problems (20.4%), abdominal pain (10.6%), fall injury (8%), and dyspnea (7.8%). The total number of calls peaked at rainy season (42.2%), Fridays (14.7%), and during the afternoon (36.5%). Furthermore, 87% of calls were assigned the highest emergency priority levels (EPLs I and II). EPL I cases included cardiac arrest (93.9%), near-drowning (66.9%), unconsciousness (53.9%), stroke (52.7%), and diabetic problems (51.3%). Calls for cardiac arrest peaked in the morning (7:00 to 9:00) and during the evening (16:00 to 19:00), mainly occurring on Monday, in the winter season, and from October to December.   Conclusion: The findings of this study provide fundamental information for the develop- ment of strategic treatment planning and allocation of emergency resources in Thailand.   Keywords: Emergency medical services, Emergency medical dispatch, Population surveil- lance, Thailand<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2671-793X",
doi="10.35616/jemsm.2022.00017",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.35616/jemsm.2022.00017"
}