Emergency Medical Rescue Services in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Situational Analysis and Needs Assessments

Abstract

Background: Deaths and disabilities due to the lack of proper Emergency Medical the poor structure of EMRS. Major concerns were: Policy deficit, corruption, no coordination centre with unique phone number, poor ambulance services, and traffic-jams. Conclusion: To reduce the number of deaths and disabilities, Dhaka needs to upgrade and improve its EMRS through a step-by-step process of telephone assisted emergency first responders led pre-clinical care.