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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Emergency Medical Service Response Time for Road Traffic Accidents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Analysis of National Data (2016-2020).

Thamer Alslamah, Yousef Mohammad Alsofayan, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Monerah Abdullah Almazroa, Adil Abalkhail, Ibrahim Alasqah, Ilias Mahmud

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Thamer AlslamahDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8776-9514
Yousef Mohammad AlsofayanExecutive Administration of Medical Affairs, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh 11129, Saudi Arabia.
Mahmudul Hassan Al ImamSchool of Health, Medical, and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4701, Australia.
Monerah Abdullah AlmazroaEmergency Medical Registry Department, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh 11129, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8130-2227
Adil AbalkhailDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2294-9837
Ibrahim AlasqahDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0316-1374
Ilias MahmudDepartment of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukairiyah 52741, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1330-7813

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Abstract

Despite preventive measures and initiatives, road traffic accidents are on the rise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to investigate the emergency medical service unit's response to RTA by socio-demographic and accident-related variables in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This retrospective survey included Saudi Red Crescent Authority data on road traffic accidents between 2016 and 2020. As part of the study, information on sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., age, sex, and nationality), accident-related data (type and place of the accident), and response time to road traffic accidents were extracted. Our study included 95,372 cases of road traffic accidents recorded by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between 2016 and 2020. Descriptive analyses were performed to explore the emergency medical service unit's response time to road traffic accidents, and linear regression analyses were performed to investigate the predictors of response time. Most of the road traffic accident cases were among males (59.1%), and the age group of 25-34 years accounted for about a quarter (24.3%), while the mean age of the road traffic accident cases was 30.13 (±12.86) years. Among the regions, the capital city of Riyadh experienced the highest proportion of road traffic accidents (25.3%). In most road traffic accidents, the mission acceptance time was excellent (0-60 s; 93.7%), movement duration was excellent (<120 s; 91.1%), reaching site duration was excellent (<12 min; 57.9%), treatment start time was excellent (<120 s; 76.4%), duration at the scene was poor (>15 min; 40.8%), reaching hospital duration was good (30-60 min; 52.7%), and in-hospital duration was poor (>15 min; 44.1%). Regions, places and types of accidents, age, gender, and nationality of victims were significantly associated with different parameters of response time. Excellent response time was observed in most of the parameters except the duration at the scene, reaching hospital duration, and in-hospital duration. Apart from the initiatives to prevent road traffic accidents, policymakers should focus on strategies to improve accident response time to save lives.

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Accidents, TrafficEmergency Medical ServicesAdolescentAdultHumansMaleReaction TimeRetrospective StudiesSaudi ArabiaYoung Adultaccidents managementaccidents responseRed CrescentRed Crescent Authorityresponse timeroad traffic accidentsSaudi Arabia

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PMID36900885
PMCPMC10001973

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