Emergency Medical Services (EMS) – a combination service of emergency ambulance and urgent medical care – will be enhanced in strategic locations during the SEA games, said Dr ZawWaiSoe of the orthopedics and traumatology department at Yangon General Hospital.
The ministry has equipped 86 ambulances and trained 1500 doctors, nurses and volunteers in EMS services in anticipation of the event. The system is being tested this month to ensure it operates smoothly before the games begin on December 11. Full-time service will begin on December 1.
The ministry has also set up a hotline number for “pre-hospital care services”, which can be accessed by dialling 192. |
