[Prospects of the development of emergency medical services for a rural population]

The results of a complex study of the requirements of rural population of the Moldavian SSR in emergency care are provided. The data on the requirements of rural population in emergency care at prehospital stage are given for the region as a whole, for urban and rural settlements with allowances made for age and sex, according to classes of diseases and with consideration for the season, month of the year, days of the week and hours. The study provides scientifically substantiated organizational forms and perspectives for the development of emergency care in heavily populated rural areas of the region.