ArticleJournal of family & community medicine
Preparedness of Dammam primary health care centers to deal with emergency cases.
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- Non-hospital healthcare center's preparedness assessment toolbar for providing basic emergency care: a sequential exploratory mixed-method study.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- The Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Emergency Department Staff to Preparedness of Disaster and Emergency in Saudi Arabia: Multicenter Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024Article
- Barriers faced by primary healthcare providers in addressing emergencies in the Northern region of Palestine before and during the Gaza war.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Types of Primary Healthcare Emergencies in Muscat, Oman: A retrospective cross-sectional study of five primary care centres.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2021Article
- Family medicine residents' skill levels in emergency chest X-ray interpretation.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Preparedness of non-hospital health centers to manage patients with life-threatening emergency conditions: findings from a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Perception of tertiary care clients toward the availability of physical therapy service at primary health care centers in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey.Journal of physical therapy science · 2020Article
- Assessing Preparedness of Non-Hospital Health Centers to Provide Primary Emergency Care; A Systematic Review.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2019Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of emergency department staff towards disaster and emergency preparedness at tertiary health care hospital in central Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe objective of the study was to assess the availability of human and nonhuman resources for emergency medical services (EMSs) at the primary health care (PHC) level. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study with mixed research methods (quantitative and qualitative) was carried out in governmental PHC centers in Dammam, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, between September 2014 and January 2015. Using systematic random sampling technique, 13 out of 26 PHC centers were included in the study. The study consisted of two main parts: The first involved the completion of an observational checklist to assess the availability and adequacy of human and nonhuman resources (workforce, emergency infrastructure, equipment, drugs and supporting facilities). The second part involved face-to-face interviews with key informants of nurses from the emergency room (ER) in the sampled centers.
resultsAnalysis of the checklist showed that the total number of physicians "actually" present ranged from 2 to 8 per center and nurses actually present were 4-11 whereas the officially assigned number was 3-12 physicians and 8-17 nurses per center. Only 2 out of 13 (15.4%) centers had a place reserved for EMS in each male and female section. Only 4 (30.8%) PHC centers had a male ER located on the ground floor, near the entrance, and with a separate ramp. None of the centers had the emergency drugs such as metergotamine, calcium chloride, and naloxone. Regarding ER equipment, none of the studied centers had cervical collars, mouth gags, or a tracheostomy sets. Only one (7.6%) center had a functioning fully equipped ambulance. Five (38.46%) centers were equipped with electrocardiogram and X-ray machines. In the interviews, the informants confirmed the deficiencies identified in the checklist.
conclusionResources for EMS at Dammam PHC centers were deficient in infrastructure and supporting facilities.
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