Investigation of pediatric emergency status in Heilongjiang province

VernacularTitle:黑龙江省儿科急诊急救资源及现状调查
Author: Mei LI ; Yuhui ZHAO ; Guohui LIU ; Fei LU ; Guolin LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: First aid; Emergency equipment; First aid capability
From: Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2012;19(4):399-401
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective Investigations regarding the status of pediatric emergency and relevant facilities distribution in our province represent a crucial prerequisite for further setting up emergency network and improving our first aid capabilities.Methods We had conducted relevant surveys on the medical institutions within our province,including lever 2 and lever 3 hospitals as well as maternal and child care service centers.Results The feedback from 151 institutions indicated that they had 4485 pediatric beds and treated 5 308 severe patients in 2010.Among all,38 hospitals had ventilators for children and 4 hospitals could perform pediatric blood purification treatment.However,no one had mastered the children ECMO technique.Conclusion There is an inadequacy of some emergency equipments and the development in emergency and first aid is uneven.There is a strong request to launch and develop the blood purification and bronchfiberscope techniques,in combination with improvements in the first aid capabilities and emergency network.