A spatiotemporal analysis of emergency medical services use for palliative situations in Cape Town, South Africa

EMS are frequently used for access to palliative care at any time of the day, week or year, particularly in peri-urban areas. EMS may further improve access through integration with palliative care. This efficient use of constrained resources should be pursued in SA, focusing on areas of increased demand.

Authors

Willem Stassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1486-4446)
Benedikt C. Spies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-1679)
Caleb Hanson Gage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7063-4007)
Thomas Slingsby
Liz Gwyther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7602-6168)
Kenneth Crombie

Institutions

University of Cape Town (ZA)
International Geographical Union (ZA)

Publication Details

Journal: South African Medical Journal
Published: 2025-05-02
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i4.2506
Citations: 1
Primary Topic: HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 3.13

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A spatiotemporal analysis of emergency medical services use for palliative situations in Cape Town, South Africa

Willem Stassen, Benedikt C. Spies, Caleb Hanson Gage, Thomas Slingsby et al.

May 2, 2025

1 citations

South African Medical Journal

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

3.13

article

A spatiotemporal analysis of emergency medical services use for palliative situations in Cape Town, South Africa

Willem Stassen, Benedikt C. Spies, Caleb Hanson Gage, Thomas Slingsby, Liz Gwyther, Kenneth Crombie

May 2, 2025article en

1 citations

Abstract

EMS are frequently used for access to palliative care at any time of the day, week or year, particularly in peri-urban areas. EMS may further improve access through integration with palliative care. This efficient use of constrained resources should be pursued in SA, focusing on areas of increased demand.

South African Medical JournalVol. 115(4)

University of Cape Town (ZA), International Geographical Union (ZA)

Openalex Percentile: Top 8%

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

3.13

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