Pre-hospital care plays a major role in improving outcomes for patients coming in with Emergency conditions. They play a role in bridging the patient’s home and hospital care. A number of life-threatening conditions are time sensitive and are dependent on immediate interventions for favorable outcomes. Pre-hospital care may immediately address life-threatening conditions and start life-saving interventions even before arriving in the hospitals. How a patient is handled in the time between the inciting event and arrival at the ER is critical for some patients.
From the documentary, it was shown how access to healthcare was hindered by different factors outside of the hospital. The struggles to seek healthcare is disheartening to see when these are infrastructures, services, and care that should be available for all.