emergency medical service Archives

13 November 2024

Malaysia

MOH Explores ‘Uberising’ Public-Private Ambulance Services With App

Deputy sec-gen (finance) Norazman Ayob says MOH is exploring “Uberising” ambulance services, pooling public and private ambulances that can be accessed via an app. The ambulance's journey can be tracked; users can choose to go to MOH or private hospitals.

10 March 2023

Malaysia

MOH’s Perak Ambulance Service Stops Written Death Verification For Next-Of-Kin To Avoid Lawsuits

In Dec 2022, JKN Perak ordered the ambulance service by MOH hospitals and PKDs statewide to stop providing deceased emergency cases' next-of-kin the Death Verification Form to avoid "medicolegal" issues. MOH staff on site will only verbally declare death.

29 July 2022

Malaysia

HRPB Doctor Under Police Probe Over Complaint On Ambulance Response

An external inquiry agreed that the paramedic who attended to Ipoh teacher Kumaraveloo Terpari “should have done” CPR, but reportedly said the MA wasn't in the "right mindset".

5 July 2022

Opinion

The Unseen Power Of Paramedics Over Patients’ Lives

The Health Ministry's National Committee on Resuscitation Training (NCORT) states in a 2012 guideline: “It is a duty of every doctor to attempt resuscitation on any patients with cardiac arrest.”

27 June 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: HRPB To Explain Contested Ambulance Response To Victim’s Kin

Khairy Jamaluddin says the proposed meeting tomorrow between the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital director and the victim’s brother in the April 13 case can be the “start of the conversation”.

Tag: emergency medical service

MOH Explores ‘Uberising’ Public-Private Ambulance Services With App

MOH’s Perak Ambulance Service Stops Written Death Verification For Next-Of-Kin To Avoid Lawsuits

HRPB Doctor Under Police Probe Over Complaint On Ambulance Response

The Unseen Power Of Paramedics Over Patients’ Lives

Khairy: HRPB To Explain Contested Ambulance Response To Victim’s Kin

Help, I’m Forced To Work Every Day — Sibu Hospital Medical Officer

PM Touts Act 586 Amendment To Regulate Private Hospital Charges

Cataract Surgery Bill 100% Higher For Insured Patient Than Self-Pay Patient: MPs

I’m Sorry We Couldn’t Save Your Loved Ones — Seri Manjung Hospital Medical Officer

MMA Launching ‘Black Monday’ Protest To ‘Save’ GPs