• Resuscitation · Jan 2009

    EMS in Taiwan: past, present, and future.

    • Wen-Chu Chiang, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Hui-Chih Wang, Chi-Wei Yang, Fuh-Yuan Shih, Kuang-Hua Hsiung, and Matthew Huei-Ming Ma.
    • National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • Resuscitation. 2009 Jan 1; 80 (1): 9-13.

    AbstractTaiwan is a small island country located in East Asia. From around 1995 modern concepts of the EMS were imported and supported by legislation. Considerable progress has since been made towards the construction of an effective pre-hospital care system. This article introduces the current status of the EMS in Taiwan, including the systems, response configurations, funding, personnel, medical directorship, and outcome research. The features and problems of in-hospital emergency care are also discussed. Key areas for further development in the country vary depending on regional differences in available resource and population density. An analysis of the strength, weakness, opportunity, and threats of the evolving EMS in Taiwan could be an example for other countries where the EMS is undergoing a similar process of development and optimisation.

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