TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Epidemiological study of emergency ambulance activation in the British Eastern Sovereign Base Area of Cyprus, September 2013 to August 2016
JO  - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
A1  - Jefferys, Sophie
A1  - Martin-Bates, A. J.
A1  - Harold, A.
A1  - Withnall, R.
SP  - 159
EP  - 162
VL  - 165
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To record the activation and use of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area (ESBA) emergency ambulance service of British Forces Cyprus between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2016. To reflect on these findings in light of data from 1995 to 1998 to identify current treads and areas of development. <br><br>METHOD: Retrospective epidemiological study of all activations of the ESBA emergency ambulance service within the study period. <br><br>RESULTS: 812 patients were treated over 3 years, an 80% increase in workload, of which 41% were entitled personnel. Forty-two per cent of activations were for medical complaints compared with 41% for trauma. The number of deaths remained static (n=15). Road traffic incidents (RTI) remain the top activation by type, but accounting for a smaller proportion of workload. RTI mortality has declined by 50%. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The ESBA emergency ambulance service responded to double the activations, when compared with 18 years ago, with a significant shift to medical cases over trauma. This ESBA emergency ambulance provides a varied and vital service for the local community that also benefits Defence Medical Services personnel interested in the Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine environment in order to maintain clinical skills and currency for the benefit of future deployments, both humanitarian and kinetic in nature.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0035-8665
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-001003
ID  - ref1
ER  -