Emergency Medicine

Letters Question, August 13, 2012

13 Aug 2012

Cut-price help.

Should the health minister increase the HK$100 fee for emergency ward consultations in public hospitals in an effort to deter people who do not require emergency treatment...

9:58AM

Labourers get advice on how to avoid heatstroke

1 Jun 2012

Construction workers toiling in the hot sun have a new guide setting out how long they can stay on the job without risking heatstroke.

4:20PM

Workload may force A&E exodus

22 May 2012

HONG KONG - Seven out of 10 doctors working in accident and emergency (A&E) departments may quit within a year because of the heavy workload, a survey claims.

3:31PM

Reality check for drama

10 Apr 2012

The patient lies immobile, and the droning beep from the heart monitor and the flat line across its screen suggest there's only one possible course of action left. The defibrillator paddles are...

12:15PM

Flak flies over doctors plan

1 Nov 2011

The Hospital Authority has taken its plan to hire overseas doctors a step further despite strong opposition from local doctors.

11:37PM

Man sues after bone infection is missed

29 Jul 2011

A man who was left unable to lift his head is suing the Hospital Authority for negligence after doctors failed to diagnose that his neck pain was a result of an infection in his vertebrae, despite...

3:54PM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

3:55AM

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

Outpatient department to have electronic queue control system

I am writing in response to the letter by Anthony R. C. Green ('Long waits at specialist clinics show need for a more efficient system', February 27).

7:01PM

Training for life

As a member of Hong Kong Red Cross, I am familiar with first aid and CPR. I was trained when I was younger. But the majority of Hong Kong people do not have such skills and don't seem to care...

10:37AM

Review of home care for mental patients

When he heard the tragic news about a mental patient chopping two people to death in Kwai Shing East estate last month, Frank Leung was fearful - not for himself, but for his neighbours.

6:51AM

No miracles on the front line, just care

When Chung Chin-hung took over the Prince of Wales Hospital emergency room in 1984, the operating procedure was very different from today.

6:41AM

Medical schools should cater to society's needs

Medical advances notwithstanding, the role of family medicine in the efficient delivery of modern health care is well established in developed societies.

6:19PM