Table 4 Respondents views regarding scene care, transport and transfer

There are one or more emergency care access number with partial Kabul coverage.

27

77.1

Pre-hospital care is not governed by any system-wide protocols. However, an advisory service (e.g. staffed telephone) may be available for advice regarding pre-hospital care on ad-hoc basis

28

80

There is no communication system that allows on-scene clinical advising from facilities or dispatch centers

26

74.3

There is no system for determining the most appropriate destination for a given patient

29

82.9

Less than 25% of the population is covered by the pre-hospital ambulance system

23

65.7

The number of ambulances is grossly inadequate for the needs of the population

26

74.3

There is no policy to ensure that pre-hospital providers have adequate equipment to care for patients at the scene and during transport

29

83

There is no communication process between health care facilities to facilitate transfer

28

80.0