Quality Care Ambulance Services: Rohtak in Haryana, an eye opener

• Published in: Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
• Main Authors: Kundan Mittal, Poonam Mehta, Anupama Mittal, Anindya Mittal
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
• Subjects: ambulance; bls; ers; ems
• Online Access: http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2018;volume=5;issue=2;spage=15;epage=17;aulast=Mittal
• ISSN: 2349-6592; 2455-7099

Objectives : To study the quality of ambulance services in medical emergencies at Pandit B D Sharma Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, North India. Methodology: Type of study: Cross-sectional, by convenient sampling 50 people were included in the study. Data analysis was done by using Microsoft Excel 2007 version and proportions. Results: In present study it was seen that only 46% study subjects knew about the equipment’s present in the ambulances, 54% have received a formal training before joining this occupation. emergency drugs were present in 94% ambulances. About 70% study subjects were aware of need for checking the expiry on drugs and only 48% of ambulances have extrication services. Conclusion : ambulance services are not up to mark and there is a wide scope of improvement for better delivery of health facilities to the people in India.