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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987

THE GROUP ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE OCCURRENCE OF

ABUSE OF THE AND THAT THE LAW SHOULD BE REVIEWED IN ORDER TO NARROW DOWN THE SCOPE OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE.

AMBULANCE SERVICE MUST BE LOOKED INTO

THE GOVERNMENT AND ON PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION, DR IP SAID THE HONG KONG CHAPTER OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE INSTITUTE SHOULD ASSIST

TO FACILITATE AMBULANCE STAFF IN SETTING UP STRUCTURAL COURSES

TO ATTAIN PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.

SHE SAID THE TRAINING OF AMBULANCE IN HONG KONG WAS UNDERTAKEN APPROVE OF ITS BY THE GOVERNMENT WHICH ALSO UNDERTOOK TO ASSESS AND OWN STANDARD OF TRAINING.

"IT IS ADMITTED THAT SUCH STANDARD WAX AND WANES UNDER IT IS ABOUT FINANCIAL STRINGENCY AND LIMITATION OF STAFF RESOURCES.

THAT WE TIME

INDEPENDENT CONSIDER AN

OF THE ASSESSMENT COMPETENCE OF OUR AMBULANCE PERSONNEL,

SHOULD

SHE SAID.

FOR

IN CONCLUSION, DR IP SAID IN 1986 THERE WERE 365,574 CALLS AMBULANCE SERVICE AND LIVES WERE SAVED WITH THE HELP OF AMBULANCEMEN.

"THERE

AND

WANT OF

IS CAN BE NO DOUBT THAT THEIR SERVICE

INVALUABLE EVERY EFFECT MUST BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT NO LIFE IS LOST FOR SPEEDY MEDICAL CARE.

SOON

"WE HOPE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE ACTION TO IMPLEMENT

AS REPORT) OUR SUGGESTIONS (AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HORU AS POSSIBLE, SHE ADDED.

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SHE ALSO SAID TODAY'S DEBATE ON AMBULANCE SERVICE WAS A SMALL

AS IT PART OF EMERGENCY SERVICE

DEALT WITH

PART PRE-HOSPITAL CRITICAL CARE.

OF

THE

SERVICE IN BE SHOULD

AND EFFECTIVE

"MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE BROADER ASPECT OF EMERGENCY ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF HOSPITALS SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MORE RATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICE OVER THE TERRITORY.

TO "AS SUCH, I URGE THAT THE CONCERN OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION

THE A REQUIRE THE MOST SENIOR DOCTOR IN

AND E DEPARTMENT OF THE EXPERIENCE HOSPITAL TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS THE A AND E DEPARTMENT BE IMPLEMENTED AS EARLY ADDED.

AND PREFERABLY

IN

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POSSIBLE,

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