| Prehospital emergency care in Hungary: what can we learn from the past? | |
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PMID: 20097499 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: In Hungary, prehospital emergency medical services are provided by the National Ambulance Service. The 60(th) anniversary of the National Ambulance Service provides a good opportunity to give an overview of the current trends in prehospital emergency medical care in Hungary. OBJECTIVES: In this report, a description of the organizational structure and the latest developments in the National Ambulance Service are described with the intention to highlight future directions in emergency medical services, as well as the influence of international trends in emergency patient care. RESULTS: In Hungary, the ambulance cars are staffed by two or three crew members trained in rescue, stabilization of the patient's status, transport, and advanced care of traumatic and medical emergencies. There are three major levels of care provided by ambulance personnel: a basic level ambulance crew (Emergency Medical Technician Unit), a second level (Ambulance Officer Unit), and the highest level (Emergency Physician Unit). The personnel on the latter two units are trained in all aspects of Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support procedures for prehospital emergency care. Following the latest international developments in medical rescue devices and guidelines, all staff are retrained yearly. Recently, private services for transportation for non-acute illnesses have been introduced, allowing the National Ambulance Service to concentrate on emergencies only. CONCLUSIONS: Although the Hungarian Ambulance Service has a very long and meaningful past and a respected professional development, new challenges facing prehospital emergency care are inevitable and continuous development is necessary. |
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Zsigmond Gondocs; Andras Olah; Jozsef Marton-Simora; Gabor Nagy; Juergen Schaefer; Jozsef Betlehem |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-01-25 |
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Title: The Journal of emergency medicine Volume: 39 ISSN: 0736-4679 ISO Abbreviation: J Emerg Med Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8412174 Medline TA: J Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 512-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Hungarian National Ambulance Service, Budapest, Hungary. |
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