Emergency Medicine in Thailand

Typical of developing countries, Thailand, located in Southeast Asia, is only beginning to consider the importance of emergency medicine and prehospital care. Medical emergencies in Thailand have traditionally had relatively high rates of occurrence and are currently increasing in the context of rap...

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Published in:	Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 93 - 97
Main Authors:	Church, Adam L, Plitponkarnpim, Adisak
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01-07-1998 Elsevier
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Developing Countries Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration Emergency Medicine - education General aspects Health systems. Social services Humans Medical sciences Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Thailand Tropical medicine Thailand Human Health system System configuration Medical transport Implementation Care Medicine Prehospital period Emergency department Facility Emergency Medical specialty Public health
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Summary:	Typical of developing countries, Thailand, located in Southeast Asia, is only beginning to consider the importance of emergency medicine and prehospital care. Medical emergencies in Thailand have traditionally had relatively high rates of occurrence and are currently increasing in the context of rapid economic development and urbanization, yet no formal emergency care training for physicians or prehospital care workers exists. [Church AL, Plitponkarnpim A: Emergency medicine in Thailand. Ann Emerg Med July 1998;32:93-97.]
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ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70104-0