The provision of medical care during major events is a significant issue,both for organisers and for the emergency services that support these events.Nevertheless,research on this matter is limited.This research attem...The provision of medical care during major events is a significant issue,both for organisers and for the emergency services that support these events.Nevertheless,research on this matter is limited.This research attempts to approach the matter through the study of fairs and events held at TIF-HELEXPO during the 2015-2018 period(1,774 medical incidents).Result analysis indicated that there are no significant differentiations in the number of medical incidents with regard to gender,age,country of origin,status,type of illness,and outcome of incidents;however,there were differentiations in the frequency of incidents,with regards to the character of the fair and the event.展开更多
The article will have a brief look at the overall disaster response approach in Hong Kong.The roles and responsibilities of individual frontline emergency response forces will be explained.Actions of individual partie...The article will have a brief look at the overall disaster response approach in Hong Kong.The roles and responsibilities of individual frontline emergency response forces will be explained.Actions of individual parties in a multiple casualty incident(MCI)will be highlighted.Furthermore,common on-site problems will be identified and suggestions for improving the effectiveness of field operation in a frontline practical perspective will be discussed and summarised.展开更多
文摘The provision of medical care during major events is a significant issue,both for organisers and for the emergency services that support these events.Nevertheless,research on this matter is limited.This research attempts to approach the matter through the study of fairs and events held at TIF-HELEXPO during the 2015-2018 period(1,774 medical incidents).Result analysis indicated that there are no significant differentiations in the number of medical incidents with regard to gender,age,country of origin,status,type of illness,and outcome of incidents;however,there were differentiations in the frequency of incidents,with regards to the character of the fair and the event.
文摘The article will have a brief look at the overall disaster response approach in Hong Kong.The roles and responsibilities of individual frontline emergency response forces will be explained.Actions of individual parties in a multiple casualty incident(MCI)will be highlighted.Furthermore,common on-site problems will be identified and suggestions for improving the effectiveness of field operation in a frontline practical perspective will be discussed and summarised.
