Introduction: Prehospital care is a health service provided on scene and during the transfer of the patient to a definitive center. It provides life-saving support as soon as possible to enhance survival. The most common modes of transportation include Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), Ground Emergency Medical Service (GEMS), jet planes, and fixed-wing aircraft. The General practitioners (GPs) must be competent with multiple skills to provide high-quality prehospital care, and their role starts from the first inquiry call and continues even after the safe transfer of patients to the definitive center. Methods: A retrospective analysis of prehospital services provided by the Grande International Hospital emergency team over the last two and a half years (October 2021 to December 2023). Results: In total, 421 HEMS cases landed in the Grande International Hospital from October 2021 to December 2023. Among these 228 HEMS cases, a medical team led by General Practitioners (GPs) was present. Conclusion: General practitioners (GPs) play a vital role as team leaders in providing high-quality pre-hospital/intra-hospital care in the majority of emergency medical service cases in Nepal. Ongoing efforts to improve and expand these services contribute to saving lives and improving healthcare accessibility in Nepal.
Rajeeb Raj Thapaliya (Sun,) studied this question.
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