Emergency care encompasses the urgent stabilisation, diagnosis, and treatment of acute medical, surgical, and obstetrical conditions.¹ In low-income and middle-income countries, where substantial barriers to care exist, emergency care is often the primary access point to the health system;² however, emergency care systems remain underdeveloped in these countries. The Disease Control Priorities Project estimates more than half of all deaths and about a third of all disability-adjusted life-years in low-income and middle-income countries could be addressed through prehospital and facility-based emergency care systems.

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撒哈拉以南非洲在实际获得急诊服务方面存在差距

紧急护理包括急性医疗，外科和产科疾病的紧急稳定，诊断和治疗。¹在存在大量医疗障碍的低收入和中等收入国家中，急诊往往是进入卫生系统的主要途径；²但是，这些国家的急救系统仍然不发达。疾病控制重点项目估计，低收入和中等收入国家中一半以上的死亡和大约三分之一的残疾调整生命年可以通过院前和设施紧急医疗系统解决。