Status of Emergency Signal Functions in Myanmar Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Introduction: Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a large percentage of globalmortality and morbidity rates from non-communicable diseases, including trauma. Theestablishment and development of emergency care systems is crucial for addressing thisproblem. Defining gaps in the resources and capacity to provide emergency healthcare in LMICsis essential for proper design and operation of ECS (emergency care services) reinforcementprograms. Myanmar has particular challenges with road access for providing timely emergencymedical care, and a shortage of trained health workers. To examine the ECS capacity in Myanmar,we used the Emergency Care Assessment Tool (ECAT), which features newly developed toolsfor assessing sentinel conditions and signal functions (key interventions to address morbidity andmortality) in emergency care facilities.Methods: ECAT is composed of six emergent sentinel conditions and corresponding signalfunctions....
Source: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research