Table 3 Availability of equipment and medicines found in ambulances. This is a comparison of ambulances run by varying levels of health care providers including hospitals and stand-alone pre-hospital provider (PHP)
Level of health facility that manages ambulance | (8) Stand-alone PHP n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equipment and Medicines | (5) Referral Hospital n (%) | (20) District Hospital n (%) | (17) Health Centers n (%) | ||
Ambulance equipment and emergency medicine available | Epinephrine (%) | 1 (20.0) | 9 (45.0) | 5 (29.4) | 1 (12.5) |
IV fluids (%) | 1 (20.0) | 12 (60.0) | 5 (29.4) | 5 (62.5) | |
Tranexamic acid (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) | |
Salbutamol (%) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (30.0) | 4 (23.5) | 3 (37.5) | |
Pain medication (%) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (10.0) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (12.5) | |
Airway management equipment | Suction device (%) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (50.0) |
Non-rebreather face mask (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (20.0) | 1 (5.9) | 4 (50.0) | |
Tongue depressor (%) | 1 (20.0) | 4 (20.0) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (12.5) | |
Nasopharyngeal airway (%) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (25.0) | 1 (5.9) | 6 (75.0) | |
Oropharyngeal airway (%) | 1 (20.0) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (5.9) | 4 (50.0) | |
Advanced life support equipment | Vital signs monitor (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.0) | 1 (5.9) | 0 (0.0) |
ECG (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Defibrillator (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Intubation set (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |