Open AccessOverview of the Shenzhen Emergency Medical Service Call Pattern
Author(s) -
Shuk Man Lo,
Yi Min Yu,
Lap Yip Larry Lee,
Eliza Mi Ling Wong,
Edward Kalinowski,
Tak Shing Jimmy Chan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1920-8642
DOI - 10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2012.04.002
Subject(s) - ambulance service , emergency medical services , medical emergency , medicine , trauma center , service (business) , emergency medicine , retrospective cohort study , economy , economics
In Shenzhen, the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system has been in service since 1997. This study aims to examine the operation of Shenzhen 120 EMS center and to identify the reasons of calling EMS.