The use of GIS for the Emergency Medical Care System, EMCS  Jagadish S GIS Programmer, Induscorp India PVT Ltd - Bangalore Mailing Address: 26 and 27,6th Main Road,MICO Layout,BTM-II Stage,Bangalore-560076 Kartik.krish@induscorp.com Ph.No. 080-6789391/6789395 Introduction Emergencies occur anywhere, at any location, at any time, and in various different ways - thus making any one of us susceptible. Although the structure of the EMCS differs across nations, the aims in applying emergency medical services are world wide the same:
Upon admission to the hospital, the patient should be treated carefully, effectively, and spontaneously by a pre-informed and thoroughly prepared team in the shock room. Incomplete (or lack of) incoming patient information for the admitting hospital leads uneconomical usage of resources in cases of overestimation, and to damage to the patient in cases of underestimation. Continued efforts to increase educational guidance for emergency physicians, emergency medical services have significantly improved. Despite good overall medical care, however, there are some weak points and points of non-conformance in the single phase of the rescue course which subjects the patient to avoidable life-threatening situations. As an example, we find that an inadequate shock treatment facilitates development of post-traumatic multiple-organ-dysfunction, which threatens the patient’s life even days after an accident. On the other hand, an improperly attended injury can lead to a life-long disability with secondary effects in reference to social and economical problems.
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