Title of Research
Start Date
18-8-2017 10:00 AM
End Date
18-8-2017 11:30 AM
Abstract
Abstract
More than 90 people die every day in motor vehicle accidents. Rural residents are found to be five times more likely than their urban counterparts to die in a motor vehicle accident and three times more likely to be hospitalized. Many factors contribute to the severity and outcome of an accident; however, emergency medical services response time is one easily modifiable factor that is heavily related to the location of the accident and the patient’s outcome. This purpose of this research was to investigate motor vehicle accidents and emergency response time in a rural setting. The results reveal that longer emergency response times lead to worse patient outcomes and a significant difference exists between the emergency response times in urban and rural locations. The present approach of emergency response time is based off urban settings and has contributed to a rising prevalence of rural motor vehicle fatalities. Interventions must be put into place along with awareness to combat this rising prevalence.
Key words: motor vehicle, urban, rural, emergency medical services
Included in
Emergency Response Time and Fatalities in Rural Areas
Abstract
More than 90 people die every day in motor vehicle accidents. Rural residents are found to be five times more likely than their urban counterparts to die in a motor vehicle accident and three times more likely to be hospitalized. Many factors contribute to the severity and outcome of an accident; however, emergency medical services response time is one easily modifiable factor that is heavily related to the location of the accident and the patient’s outcome. This purpose of this research was to investigate motor vehicle accidents and emergency response time in a rural setting. The results reveal that longer emergency response times lead to worse patient outcomes and a significant difference exists between the emergency response times in urban and rural locations. The present approach of emergency response time is based off urban settings and has contributed to a rising prevalence of rural motor vehicle fatalities. Interventions must be put into place along with awareness to combat this rising prevalence.
Key words: motor vehicle, urban, rural, emergency medical services