Emergency Medical Service Vehicle: Data From the Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz

Abstract

Introduction: Introduction: Pre-hospital emergency care is
aimed to provide adequate treatment to the population in occurrences of sudden disease or trauma, on-site stabilization
of the patient and, if necessary, ensuring the safe transport
to the health unit.
Material and Methods: Here, we describe the activity of viatura médica de emergência e reanimação, an emergency
medical service vehicle, from the Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, (HDFF) by performing a retrospective analysis
of data collected in a period of two years - from January 1st,
2015 to December 31st, 2016.
Results: Collected data included average number of occurrences per day and shift, type of activation, delay in response
of the pre-hospital emergency team, number of victims and
place of each occurrence, characteristics of the victims and
number of transportations with and without a doctor to the
health unit. For patients transported to HDFF, the presumptive diagnosis made by the pre-hospital emergency team
was analyzed. We also looked at the relationship between
transportation with a doctor and the priority given in triage by
the Manchester triage system. In addition, we assessed the
destination of the patient following medical examination, the
main characteristics of cardio-respiratory arrests and the activation of stroke and myocardial infarction code performed
by the team.
Conclusion: There are various conclusions to be taken from
this detailed analysis. Perhaps the most relevant is the invaluable role of the team in diminishing the morbimortality
of patients with suspected myocardial infarction and stroke,
when these codes were activated.