Ambulance Service
The Ambulance Command operates a fleet
of 254 ambulances, 4 mobile casualty treatment centres,
four village ambulances and 35 ambulance-aid motorcycles.
The provision of full paramedic ambulance service to the
community has commenced since 28.2.2005.
In
2006, the Command responded to 575,666 ambulance calls,
conveying a total of 513,831 patients or casualties to
hospital - representing an average of 1,577 calls a day.
Most of the non-emergency
ambulance services were handled by the Hospital Authority. The non-emergency
ambulance service originated from private hospitals, Social Welfare
Department and Department of Health were handled by the Auxiliary
Medical Service.
Hong Kong & Kowloon
Region |
Senior Assistant Chief Ambulance
Officer
Tel: 2117 6581 |
-
supervision
of day-to-day operation of ambulance depots/stations
-
deployment
of resources
-
control
of life-support equipment & medical supplies
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liaison
with other departments/organisations
-
personal
command of ambulance operations at major incidents
-
staff
management, welfare & staff relations
matters
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