Quality Survey of Pre-hospital Emergency Services in Guilan Province, Based on National Standards

摘要: Introduction: Pre-hospital emergency is a part of health systems and equipped ambulances is necessary to provide appropriate services in this sector. Despite the high prevalence of road traffic injuries in Iran and importance of the quality of intervention, few studies have been conducted in this field. This study aimed to compare the ambulances medical equipments of emergency ambulances in Guilan province with national standards. Objective: To assess the quality of pre-hospital emergency providing services in Guilan based on national standards. Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical and functional study that was performed in Guilan in 2013. The samples consisted of 71 active ambulance of emergency medical services. Data collection tools included the standard medical examination card checklist of B type ambulances of Ministry of Health and Checklist of 4374 of rescue vehicles and …