Challenges, Opportunities, and Priorities for Tier-1 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Modified Delphi-Based Consensus Study Among the Global Prehospital Consortium

The disease burden addressable by prehospital and out-of-hospital emergency care(OHEC) spans communicable diseases, maternal conditions, chronic conditions, and injuries.[1] Of the 45 million deaths in low- and middle-income countries(LMICs) annually, 54% are addressable by emergency medical services(EMS) and facility-based emergency care, equating to 1,023 million disability-adjusted life years(DALYs).[1] Injury constitutes the single largest DALYs burden, accounting for 32% more deaths than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined, representing 10% of global mortality(6 million annual deaths), and is disproportionately borne by LMICs where over 90% of injury deaths occur.

Source: Injury - April 1, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Peter G. Delaney, Simonay De Vos, Zachary J. Eisner, Jason Friesen, Marko Hingi, Usama Javed Mirza, Ramu Kharel, Jon Moussally, Nathanael Smith, Marcus Slingers, Jared Sun, Alfred Harun Thullah Source Type: research