Overview of Public Safety Center (PSC) 119 Call Patterns in Semarang City in 2024 as a Basis for Strengthening the Emergency Response System

Deskripsi

The Public Safety Center (PSC) 119 service is an integrated emergency medical system that plays a crucial role in Indonesia's pre-hospital healthcare system. The demand pattern for PSC-119 services can be influenced by various factors, including weather conditions and community mobility. In Semarang City, no research has described the weekly trends of PSC-119 calls based on case types and their relationship with weather parameters. This study aims to describe the weekly trend patterns of PSC-119 calls based on case types and compare them with weather pattern changes in Semarang City in 2024. This study employed a quantitative-descriptive method with a time-based descriptive analysis approach. Secondary data included PSC-119 calls categorized by case type (transportation, homecare, general emergency, traffic accidents, and non-emergency) and weekly weather data (temperature, humidity, rainfall) from the Central Java Climatology Station for January-December 2024. Descriptive analysis was performed with visualization using weekly trend charts. Total PSC-119 calls in 2024 showed weekly variations with the highest peak in week 8 at 633 calls. Transportation category dominated with 11,825 calls, followed by homecare (4,339 calls). Peak calls occurred during relatively dry weather conditions (rainfall 3.1 mm, temperature 29.6°C, humidity 77.7%). Comparative analysis showed that weather variable changes did not form