Prehospital healthcare in developing countries requires a holistic approach to ensure services meet the diverse needs

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Wallis, J
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When you think about travelling in Asia or throughout the Pacific, do you consider the pre-hospital care provided in these countries? Irrespective of your answer, do you believe in health equality for all and more specifically, a reliable and efficient pre-hospital care service? Unfortunately, almost all low to middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific face significant challenges when it comes to providing pre-hospital care. One of the first questions that come to mind when looking into the pre-hospital care system in developing countries is: What is the educational system supporting it? More specifically, what level of training do the pre-hospital care providers have and is the education specifically tailored to the conditions found in their out-of-hospital environment? Traditionally in these countries, nurses are assigned to emergency vehicles with a driver and are asked to perform patient assessment and management with little training, if any, for the pre-hospital setting.

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Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

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14

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2

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© 2017 Paramedics Australasia. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.

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Wallis, J, Prehospital healthcare in developing countries requires a holistic approach to ensure services meet the diverse needs, Australasian Journal of Paramedicine, 2017, 14 (2)

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