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- M Chobli, M Massougbodji-D'Almeida, H Agboton, J Sanou, M Madougou, and P Assouto.
- Service Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Ouagadougou, Burkina-Faso. martinchob@firstnet.bj
- Med Trop (Mars). 2002 Jan 1; 62 (3): 260-2.
AbstractOrganization of emergency care services prior to hospital admission has progressed at a satisfactory pace in developed countries. A performance model in this field is the French emergency service called service d'aide médicale d'urgence (SAMU). Socioeconomic conditions prevailing in developing countries have pushed authorities to give priority to preventive medicine. However numerous patients especially young people and women during childbirth die as a result of inadequate facilities for transportation from hospitals and dwellings in outlying areas to major medical centers where the best medical equipment and staff are available. As a result, it may be asked if emergency care services is really a luxury. The authors base their conclusion on analysis of the conditions and outcome of emergency patient care in three African countries in which it is essentially a requirement.
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