Accident and Emergency Medicine -Service and Specialty

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in Hong Kong. Universal Accessible Equity

Where is A&E (it functions as an interphase)
		PHC (Primary Health Care)
		↑ ↓
Self Referrals Ambulance service	─→	A&E	←→	Secondary (Specialist Clinic) (Acute Hospital Bed)
		↑ ↓
		Tertiary (subspecialities & More Sophisticated treatment) Extended Care (Rehablitation) (Infirmary)

The A&E is part of the EMS.(Emergency Medical Service)
Pre Hospital Phase	Hospital Phase
Police - 999 Ambulance Service of Fire Service Rescue Ambulance:transport and BLS BLS FSCC-Co-ordination(Fire Service control center) Medical Team from HA AMS HK Government Flying Services	Hospitals of HA Various specialities A&E for emergency care Definitive care Continuous

What is the name ?

Previous called Casualty Department in UK and HK. First Casualty, QMH, after World War II. Renamed to A&E in 1983. Called Emergency Room in USA Practising doctors called Emergency Physicians.

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