THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1983
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE AT CHAI WAN
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AN EMERGENCY SERVICE WILL BEGIN OPERATION AT THE CHAI WAN HEALTH CENTRE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL TREATMENT FOR EMERGENCY CASES IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
FROM APRIL 11, THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SECTION WILL BE OPEN DAILY BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9.30 PM, AND WILL SERVE AS THE DISTRICT'S CASUALTY STATION UNTIL THE EASTERN HOSPITAL IS COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS DECADE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE CLINIC WILL BE MANNED BY SIX DOCTORS AND 11 NURSES WORKING ON SHIFT DUTY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN BOTH THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SECTION AND THE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT.
FOUR OBSERVATION BEDS AS WELL AS LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS, COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF OTHER ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CLINIC.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT WHILE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR THE ENTIRE HONG KONG REGION ARE MADE AVAILABLE AT QUEEN MARY AND TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITALS, THE CONGESTED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT HAVE CAUSED PROBLEMS IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF CASUALTY CASES TO THE HOSPITALS.
+THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SECTION AT THE CHAI WAN HEALTH CENTRE IS INTENDED AS AN INTERIM MEASURE TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION DURING THE PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT ACCIDENT VICTIMS TAKEN TO THE CHAI WAN CLINIC WILL BE GIVEN PRIMARY TREATMENT AND THE IR CONDITIONS WILL BE STABILISED BEFORE SENDING THEM TO EITHER TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL OR QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT.
WHETHER THE EMERGENCY SERVICE WILL BE EXTENDED BEYOND 9.30 PM WILL DEPEND ON THE NEED AND RESPONSE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WHEN AN ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE IN THE LIGHT OF THE EXPERIENCE GAINED, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT A FULL ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE 1 400-BED EASTERN HOSPITAL AT CHAI WAN WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MEDICAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.
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