Emergency medicine in Saudi Arabia: a century of progress and a bright vision for the future

Although emergency medical services (EMS) and pre-hospital care have existed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) since 1934, emergency medicine (EM) is a relatively new medical field in the country that was not formally recognized as a medical specialty until 2001. In 2005, the Saudi Board of Emerg...

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Autores principales: Khattab, Eyad, Sabbagh, Abdulrahman, Aljerian, Nawfal, Binsalleeh, Hashim, Almulhim, Mobarak, Alqahtani, Abdulrahman, Alsalamah, Majid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
Materias:
State of International Emergency medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31286863
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-019-0232-0
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Sumario:Although emergency medical services (EMS) and pre-hospital care have existed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) since 1934, emergency medicine (EM) is a relatively new medical field in the country that was not formally recognized as a medical specialty until 2001. In 2005, the Saudi Board of Emergency Medicine formed to develop, implement, and evaluate a standardized curriculum for EM residents. Since then, EM and the pre-hospital system in the KSA has evolved and grown. This article provides an overview of emergency medicine in Saudi Arabia and the progress it has made in the pre-hospital system, healthcare delivery system, and emergency medicine training. Finally, we will discuss the challenges and opportunities faced as this specialty continues to develop.

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