Emergency Medical Services

China Digest, December 13, 2012

13 Dec 2012

Following the incident last week in which a man run over by a truck died in an ambulance that became stuck in traffic, the Beijing Emergency Medical Centre said it would work more closely with the...

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China Digest, December 12, 2012

12 Dec 2012

Municipal lawmakers are planning to pass emergency legislation that would allow drivers to be cited if they do not yield to ambulances during emergencies.

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Keep zero-birth quota on track

8 Nov 2012

Tensions arising from an influx of mainland mothers giving birth in the city have apparently eased for the time being. Referring to a noticeable drop in September in the number of births without...

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Emergency services back down on secrecy

1 Mar 2012

The Fire Services Department has bowed to pressure to revise its media relations rules and give more information to journalists.

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Journalists see red over ambulance secrecy rule

21 Feb 2012

Internal guidelines prevent the Fire Services Department from telling the media about cases involving an ambulance unless at least eight people were injured or ill, the Journalists' Association...

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Paramedics upgraded on emergency births

17 Jan 2012

The city's 2,700 ambulance officers will be given extra training in how to deliver babies to help cope with the growing number of mainland women rushing to hospitals in Hong Kong at the last...

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Opinion

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Hospital best for poison victims

Gran and Grandpa have gone away and left you in charge of their home - a real house with space and a garden that Gran loves. You've planned it for weeks: a six-man (and woman) Fifa World Cup...

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Take me to a private hospital, driver

Patients being transported in public ambulances may request to be taken to a private hospital under a new policy.

9:20AM

Ambulance breakdown delays treatment

A woman with heart pain received emergency treatment nine minutes late after an ambulance broke down on its way to Queen Elizabeth Hospital yesterday, the Fire Services Department said.

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Another ambulance breaks down

Another ambulance broke down yesterday, one day after the head of the Fire Services Department conceded that some of its ambulances had a serious ageing problem and it was looking to accelerate...

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Ambulances obstructed by drivers

Director of Fire Services Kwok Jing-keung said three cases involving drivers who had obstructed the work of ambulances were reported in the first six months of the year. All cases were referred...

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Life savers

Ambulance officers practise resuscitation skills used to revive heart attack victims. The Fire Services Department has trained more than 4,000 security guards in resuscitation for its heart-saver...

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