At July, lst, 1991, the EMS system was established in Korea. We performed (A) a review of 406 patients who visited to ER of WonKwang University Hospital through the EMS system for two years from July, 1990 to June, 1992 and (B) a statistical
analysis of
400 population's replies to a questionnaire about the 129 Emergency Medical Service system.
@ES The results were obtained as follows:
@EN A. 1) Among the total 406 patients, male were 267(65.8% and female were 139(34.2%). The peak age was 4th decade.
2) The underlying medical disease was the major cause of the transport: 227 cases(55.9%). The most prevalent delivery time was between 10 and 20 min. ; 263 cases(52.4%). The major transport time was between 8: 00 PM and 4:00 AM; '93
cases(47.5%).
3) Among the transported patients, admission cases were 90(22.2%), discharge against advice: 37(9.1%), hopeless discharge; 18(4.4%), DOA; 13(3.2%), DAA; 13(3.2%), transfer; 13(3.2%)
B 1) 82 cases(82.0%) of the total 100 patients were transported by public and private vehicles,
2) 135 persons(38.8%) of 400 population knew the 129 EMS system, and 72(19.0%) knew to use this system.
3) 80 persons(26.7%) of the total 300 non-medical populations had an experience of education about the emergency first aid.
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