PRIVATIZATION OF EMS 2
Introduction
Background of the Study
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) refers to the provision of medical care services
outside the hospital settings and in a variety of serious emergency healthcare needs such as
chemical and drugs ingestions, allergic reactions that are life threatening, accidents that
fracture bones and the skull, lethal venom from snakes, cardiopulmonary blockage, febrile
seizures, cardiac arrest, brain injuries, overdose of drugs child abuse or shocks and burns.
EMS also entails transporting affected patients to required medical care (Alanazi, 2012). The
healthcare team involved in EMS is characterized by emergency physicians with expertise in
EMS, paramedics, ambulance employees and fire fighters. Emergency medical services
involves various care services involving nurses and clinicians providing pre-hospital setting
care (Alanazi, 2012).
The EMS in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is significantly associated with the
Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA). The SRCA refers to the pre-hospital care that the
Saudi government provides to the general public since the initial establishment of the KSA.
Currently, the objectives of Saudi Red Crescent Authority include providing ambulance
services, relief aid, and offering humanitarian work. The aim of EMS in Saudi Arabia is to
provide rapid transport services to patients to facilities where they can get more complex
healthcare services, by competent paramedics. The services are offered using the Anglo-
American model and is also adopted in other countries including the Sultanate of Oman, New
Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom and the United States (AlShammari et al., 2017).
Statement of the Problem
Privatization of EMS can be criticized on the basis of affordability and accessibility of
healthcare. Through privatization, come unprofitable services may increase the healthcare
services costs (Alkhamis, 2017). However, the benefits of privatization of EMS in Saudi

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