Background: An under-developed and fragmented prehospital Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) system is a major obstacle to the timely care of emergency patients. Insufficient …

The great 2015 Nepal earthquake of magnitude 7.6 killed about 9000 people. To better
ensure a more coordinated disaster response, a Basic On-Site Disaster Medical Support …

Background Emergency medical care, including prehospital treatment, forms an important
component of any healthcare system. Like most low-middle-income countries, Nepal has an …

Background: Epidemiology of traumatic thoracolumbar spine injury is a less explored
subject in developing/underdeveloped countries. The number of available studies in Nepal …

Injuries account for 9.2% of all deaths and 9.9% of the total disability-adjusted life years in
Nepal. To date, there has not been a systematic assessment of the status of first response …

Background: The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system is a network of coordinated
medical service providers and resources that respond to medical emergencies. The Thai …

Background The prehospital care system in Nepal is underdeveloped, with multiple
providers, limited co-ordination of services and no national coverage. With no national …

Abstract Study design Descriptive study. Objectives To describe patient handling at injury
site, number of healthcare centre transfers to reach tertiary trauma centre, modes of …

A Study of Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in
Nepal during Lockdown in COVID-19 Pandemi Page 1 KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY …

Background Nepal lacks a unified and countrywide emergency medical services system as
other developing countries. However, the emergence of ambulance service initiatives in the …