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	Korea (South): South Korea Hospitals to Monitor Emergency Room Visitors in Battle on MERS
	SEOUL: South Korea has ordered hospitals to track all emergency ward visitors, after a large outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was blamed on difficulties locating every person exposed to the disease, the health ministry said on Jun 25.\r\nMany of the 180 MERS cases in South Korea, which make up the largest outbreak of the disease outside Saudi Arabia, were caught from sufferers encountered in emergency wards before they were diagnosed, during a wait for hospital places.
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	Korea (South): Emergency Room Culture is Blamed for MERS Spread
	Security personnel stood guard at Seoul National University Hospital’s emergency ward on Thursday(June 27), checking visitors’ body temperature and medical histories before they entered.\r\nThe emergency room had fewer patients than before the outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), but it was still hard to find people in urgent need of medical treatment. Most of the patients on Thursday(June 27) were getting intravenous injections or appeared to have slight coughs.
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	Korea (South): Samsung Medical Center to Overhaul Emergency Treatment System
	Seoul: When the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome swept Korea earlier this year, Samsung Medical Center was at the center of the epidemic, not as a healing center for the deadly disease, but as the source of the outbreak.\r\nIn order to avoid a repeat of the recent spread of the MERS virus, Samsung Medical Center will overhaul its emergency room treatment system, which was the main source of the MERS spread, and develop a vaccine for MERS.
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	Korea (South): Fire-fighters to Control Traffic in Emergency
	Seoul: Fire-fighters will soon be able to control traffic in urgent situations in order for ambulances and fire engines to move quickly, police said Thursday (September 24).\r\nThe National Police Agency said they are planning to announce the details of a bill revision next month that will allow fire-fighters to order pedestrians and cars to stop or pass in an emergency. When citizens violate these instructions, they will be ordered to pay a fine of 60,000 won (US$50) and receive 15 penalty points.
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	Korea (South): Ambulances to be Banned from Using Sirens in Non-Urgent Situations
	Seoul: Emergency vehicle drivers who turn on their sirens and warning lights in non-urgent situations will be fined starting this year, police said Tuesday (January 5).The National Police Agency said a revision to the traffic law passed the parliament last year and will take effect in July.\r\nAccording to the revision, offenders can be fined up to 200,000 won (US$168), except for certain situations, such as for a patrol or during training.
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Korea (South): South Korea Hospitals to Monitor Emergency Room Visitors in Battle on MERS

Korea (South): Emergency Room Culture is Blamed for MERS Spread

Korea (South): Samsung Medical Center to Overhaul Emergency Treatment System

Korea (South): Fire-fighters to Control Traffic in Emergency

Korea (South): Ambulances to be Banned from Using Sirens in Non-Urgent Situations

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