Strategy research and analysis on 10 590 cases of invalid ambulance attendance in prehospital emergency care in Nanshan District of Shenzhen from 2014 to 2018
10.3760/cma.j.cn121430-20200513-00380
- VernacularTitle:2014至2018年深圳市南山区10 590例院前急救救护车空诊案例分析及对策研究
- Author:
Jiafa LU
1
;
Min SHU
;
Jinglan WU
;
Xiaofei LUO
;
Yougong HE
;
Jiqing SHEN
;
Wei HAN
;
Ming HAN
;
Xuedong SUN
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学协和深圳医院（原南山区人民医院）急危重症医学部，广东深圳 518052（现在深圳大学总医院急诊科，广东深圳 518055）
- From:
Chinese Critical Care Medicine
2020;32(8):1003-1007
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To provide a scientific basis for reducing the rate of invalid ambulance attendance and the establishment of grades dispatch system through a retrospective analysis of the invalid ambulance attendance in prehospital emergency care.Methods:The data of the invalid ambulance attendance was collected in Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital (the only tertiary hospital of in Nanshan District) from 2014 to 2018, and the reasons of the invalid ambulance attendance, the time period during the invalid ambulance attendance occurred (every 3 hours was divided into one time period), and the reasons of ambulance calling were statistically analyzed.Results:① The invalid ambulance attendance rates showed a fluctuating decrease trend year by year from 2014 to 2018, the rates were 31.22% (2 515/8 055), 26.94% (2 147/7 970), 29.80% (2 398/8 046), 25.69% (1 844/7 177) and 21.89% (1 686/7 703), respectively. The total invalid ambulance attendance rate was 27.19% (10 590/38 951) in the five years. ② The top three reasons for the invalid ambulance attendance were cancelled calls, departure before the ambulance arrived, and going to hospital by themselves, accounting for 36.87%, 25.08%, and 17.03%, respectively. The constituent ratios of the causes of invalid ambulance attendance in each year were different with statistical significance (χ 2 = 217.626, P < 0.001). ③ The top three time period of invalid ambulance attendance occurred at 21:00-23:59, 18:00-20:59 and 09:00-11:59, accounting for 16.86%, 14.95% and 13.54%, respectively. There was no statistical significance in the distribution of time period in each year (χ 2 = 32.571, P = 0.252). ④ The top five reasons for ambulance calling of invalid ambulance attendance were fainting/syncope, trauma, alcoholism, traffic accident injuries, and brawls, accounting for 20.13%, 15.67%, 9.97%, 8.64%, and 6.45%, respectively, and there was statistically significant difference in the distribution of the reason for ambulance calls in each year (χ 2 = 194.213, P < 0.001). Conclusion:The invalid ambulance attendance rate is high in Nanshan District of Shenzhen. Improving the professional level and triage ability of the dispatchers, improving the system construction of prehospital emergency care system and increasing social education are conducive to reduce invalid ambulance attendance rate.
