Analysis and Discussion on the Empty Return of Ambulance in Pre-hospital Emergency Care in Pudong New Area: A Retrospective Study

Jinyi Meng, Tao Wang, Jing Han, Yibo Wu, Jingde Xu
2019 Journal of Advances in Health  
Objective: To analyze and discuss the phenomenon of empty return of ambulance in pre-hospital emergency care. Methods: The data of pre-hospital emergency ambulance departure from August 2018 to July 2019 in our sub-station were collected, the empty return rates of the ambulance were counted, the factors were analyzed and the countermeasures were discussed. Result: The phenomenon of the empty return of ambulance in prehospital emergency care was commonly seen and the empty return rates of the
more » ... ty ambulance were 7.37%, indicating that the waste of resources was obvious. The phenomenon was caused by the halfway return of the ambulance, or the leaving of patients before the ambulance arrives. Conclusion: There are many reasons for the empty return of ambulance, therefore we should strengthen the policies and regulations, popularize the common knowledge of pre-hospital first aid, improve residents' medical literacy, reduce the empty ambulance rates of pre-hospital first aid, and give full play to the efficiency of pre-hospital first aid.
doi:10.3724/sp.j.2640-8686.2019.0135 fatcat:lqjpnmk2hnct7ptvingghhazqq