TY  - JOUR
T1  - Capability of Emergency Medical Service Response Teams at Khon Kaen, Thailand
AU - Kruesathit, Ounjai AU - Laopaiboon, Malinee AU - Chadbunchachai, Witaya 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
SP  - 232
EP  - 237
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2012.232.237
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2012.232.237
KW  - Capability
KW  -response team
KW  -EMS
KW  -medical
KW  -emergency
KW  -Thailand
AB  - To describe capability of response team provided vital care to patients and characteristic of EMS case. A descriptive study was done to describe capability of response team providing care among EMS patients from March 1 through August 31, 2009. EMS operation data was extracted from the database in November 2009. A total of 37,042 EMS case were analysed. The most of response team was BLS care as 95.5% (23.9% BLS and 71.6% FR team). The most of case was the urgent as 61.0% (95% CI 60.5-61.5%) and emergent as 8.0% (95% CI 7.7-8.3%). Capability of all teams on the airway and breathing, circulation control, immobilization and lifting and moving for patients were appropriate rate within team’s competency of 83.4-100%. Capability in vital care of all EMS response teams in Khon Kaen, Thailand was highly appropriate rate within team competency. The most of response team was BLS care. Thus, the BLS care team should well train in essential skills to care for critical patient.
ER  -