EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BETWEEN NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Abstract

Emergency medical services in Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzegovina is part of outhospital health care within health centers, except the Sarajevo Canton where it functions as an institution, Objective: Prove that the current organization does not meet the basic principles of the optimal delivery of emergency medical assistance: equality, availability, efficiency and equipment Methods: Statistical data on traffic accidents, number of killed and injured show the availability of this complete emergency medical service team with adequate equipment 24 hours and throughout the year Results: Magistral, regional and local roads are places with 82% of those killed. From Zenica to Maglaj died 38 persons from 2009 to 2013, Doboj-Lukavac 32 persons, Jablanica-Mostar 25 persons, Bugojno-Gornji Vakuf and Bosanska Krupa-Bosanska Otoka 17 persons. In the canton of Sarajevo, the areas of Tuzla, Mostar, Zenica and Banja Luka are covered by continuous but still insufficient quality of emergency medical services. Less than 24% of the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina has emergency medical services available 24 hours, on the ground and on the scene of an accident. Conclusion:. The principle of emergency medical assistance 10 minutes within urban areas and 20 minutes in rural areas is a goal that is difficult to achieve in Bosnia and Herzegovina without thorough reform and reorganization.