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