Add to ORKGCosta Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion and political stability. In 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 4,857,000 people reside in Costa Rica.1 A 2013 WHO census estimated that 25% live in rural settings. This suggests approximately 1,214,250 rural citizens require access to emergency services. The tropical and mountainous terrain of Costa Rica makes some areas difficult to access via emergency transport. Some of these rural villages are very poor, have difficulty finding jobs or affording to pay into the Costarricense de Seguro Social also known as the CAJA. This paper investigates the complexities of accessing emergency services in rural Costa Rica and provides ...
Rural prehospital emergency medical services are often lacking when compared with their urban counte...
Background: By the turn of the new millennium 84% of families in rural coastal Ecuador had difficult...
Background: By the turn of the new millennium 84% of families in rural coastal Ecuador had difficult...
Costa Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion an...
Costa Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion an...
Costa Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion an...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Rural prehospital emergency medical services are often lacking when compared with their urban counte...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency de...
Introduction: There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency de...
Introduction: Access to emergency care is an essential part of the health system. Improving access t...
Rural prehospital emergency medical services are often lacking when compared with their urban counte...
Background: By the turn of the new millennium 84% of families in rural coastal Ecuador had difficult...
Background: By the turn of the new millennium 84% of families in rural coastal Ecuador had difficult...
Costa Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion an...
Costa Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion an...
Costa Rica is described as an upper middle-income country rich in tourism, ecological preservtion an...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Rural prehospital emergency medical services are often lacking when compared with their urban counte...
Introduction: In many low- and middle-income countries emergency care is provided anywhere in the he...
Introduction: There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency de...
Introduction: There is a paucity of data studying patients and complaints presenting to emergency de...
Introduction: Access to emergency care is an essential part of the health system. Improving access t...
Rural prehospital emergency medical services are often lacking when compared with their urban counte...
Background: By the turn of the new millennium 84% of families in rural coastal Ecuador had difficult...
Background: By the turn of the new millennium 84% of families in rural coastal Ecuador had difficult...