Payesh (Jun 2023)
The condition of pre-hospital emergency ambulance equipment in Guilan province Iran
Abstract
Objective (s): Pre-hospital emergency centers need proper equipment and facilities to provide adequate and satisfactory services. Therefore, the present study aimed to compare the pre-hospital emergency equipment in Guilan province with the pre-hospital emergency medicine and equipment guidelines of the Ministry of Health of Iran (6th edition). Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in year 2022. All urban and road pre-hospital emergency centers of Guilan province were assessed (a province in the north of Iran). The conditions of the equipment were checked and determined based on the pre-hospital emergency medicine and equipment instructions of the Ministry of Health of Iran (6th edition). SPSS version 22 software was used for data analysis. Results: In all 78 centers were studied. The average score obtained for medical equipment was 556 (76%), non-medical equipment was 46 (63%), and in total, pre-hospital emergency centers scored 602 (75%) from the instructions for medical and non-medical equipment, which is classified as average. Conclusion: Comparing the condition of the equipment in pre-hospital emergency ambulances with the directives of the Iranian Ministry of Health showed that there is need for systematic planning to upgrade and improve the quality of the equipment, funding and continuous monitoring, which can lead to improve the quality of pre-hospital emergency services.
