Pre-hospital care has a huge impact on the health outcomes of patients with acute life-threatening conditions. As seen in the documentary, the lack of healthcare professionals, medicine, and means of transportation in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) drastically delays the patient’s access to treatment and decreases the patient’s chances of survival. Many Filipinos in far flung areas of the country are affected the unequal access to healthcare and are at a significant disadvantage as compared to Filipinos in urban areas. From this documentary, I learned that we must re-evaluate our current health system because of the evident discrepancy in healthcare between urban and rural areas.
To improve patient outcomes and quality of life, it is important to invest in better pre-hospital care, especially in provincial areas, by allocating more health funds, buying more equipment, and hiring more health professionals. Investing in pre-hospital care will improve the delivery of health services and thus increase patient survival.