The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorStassen, Willem
dc.contributor.advisorVenter, Monique
dc.contributor.authorAlrashed, Omar
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-18T09:10:44Z
dc.date.available2025-11-18T09:10:44Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2025-11-18T08:51:52Z
dc.description.abstractThe outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis presented an immense challenge to both private and public health institutions and brought to the fore the importance of emergency medical services. The COVID-19 crisis provided evidence of the importance of out-of-hospital care for the lives of the patients depending on access to prompt medical care. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) serve as the first step in accessing the healthcare system for many within South Africa and as such played a pivotal role in the continuation of initiating medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of EMS within the healthcare system was highlighted during the pandemic due to increased pressures placed on an already overstrained healthcare system.
dc.identifier.apacitationAlrashed, O. (2025). <i>The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42258en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAlrashed, Omar. <i>"The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42258en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAlrashed, O. 2025. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42258en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Alrashed, Omar AB - The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis presented an immense challenge to both private and public health institutions and brought to the fore the importance of emergency medical services. The COVID-19 crisis provided evidence of the importance of out-of-hospital care for the lives of the patients depending on access to prompt medical care. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) serve as the first step in accessing the healthcare system for many within South Africa and as such played a pivotal role in the continuation of initiating medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of EMS within the healthcare system was highlighted during the pandemic due to increased pressures placed on an already overstrained healthcare system. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Emergency Medicine LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa TI - The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42258 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42258
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAlrashed O. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Division of Emergency Medicine, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42258en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Emergency Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectEmergency Medicine
dc.titleThe impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and various lockdown levels on emergency medical services response times to trauma incidents in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMPhil
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