[MCOH-EH] Ambulance Response Times

[Kris Arnold]

There is a pretty well-formed society of Emergency Medicine in Saudi
Arabia.  Some of the members would likely have info regarding norms in
Saudi.  You have all the factors from some urban to very rural and Hajj.

Try this to get started
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saudi-Society-of-Emergency-Medicine-SASEM/1461213437449331

I spent 30+ yrs of my career in EM, former chairman of the International
Section of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine when I was on
faculty at Boston University - I keep up my international EM contacts by
teaching in different parts of the world and doing site assessments for
some organizations developing emergency response plans for various types of
activities.

Have fun sorting this out for your setting.

Kris

On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Enass <umhaneen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am working in Saudi Arabia now.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 17, 2015, at 11:30 PM, Kris Arnold <karnold at bu.edu> wrote:
> Di
>
> Out of curiosity, and if you do not mind, where are you working?
>
> I consult in a number of different non-US settings.
>
> Kris
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Enass Awad <umhaneen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks a lot Kris, this is very helpful. I am actually working overseas
>> now and I was able to  look into different countries as well (Canada,
>> Australia and UK) to try to come up with some standards that work for us
>> here.
>>
>> Enass
>>
>> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:36 PM, Kris Arnold <karnold at bu.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Dr. A/Rahman,
>>>
>>> Quick answer - Federally = none;  States = none ; local municipalities =
>>> mostly as contractural agreements on minimum acceptable performance x% of
>>> the time with private providers when there is no municipal provider.
>>>
>>> The following links may help clarify this for you:
>>>
>>> http://www.emsworld.com/article/10324786/ems-response-time-standards
>>>
>>> http://www.jems.com/articles/2012/02/great-ambulance-response-time-debate.html
>>>
>>> And a bit more geographically and politically relevant to your situation:
>>>
>>> http://www.sandiego.gov/iba/pdf/reports/2014/14_22attachment2_140610.pdf.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best of luck with finding the most appropriate solution for your
>>> situation.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> Kris Arnold, MD, MPH, FACEP
>>> Chief Medical Officer
>>> ArLac Global Health Services, PC
>>> Lexington, MA 02421
>>> T: +1 617-470-8884
>>> F: +1 781-862-2742
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 4:28 AM, Enass Awad <umhaneen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear colleagues:
>>>>   Anyone can share what standards govern ambulance response times to
>>>> medical emergencies at your institution?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Will appreciate your feedback at the earliest convenience.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Enass
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Enass Awad A/Rahman,MD,MPH
>>>> Department of Occupational Medicine
>>>> Mercy Medical Group
>>>> 3000 Q Street
>>>> Sacramento,CA,95816
>>>> Tel: 916-733-3390
>>>> <#14d63b160ce3883f_14d638a4b57fbc53_14d6218425c13c29_14d612bf3b9cd3e9_>
>>>>
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>> --
>> Enass Awad A/Rahman,MD,MPH
>> Department of Occupational Medicine
>> Mercy Medical Group
>> 3000 Q Street
>> Sacramento,CA,95816
>> Tel: 916-733-3390
>>
>>
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