HCMC to set up emergency aid stations, train paramedics
22-Aug-16, Thanh Nien News
Ho Chi Minh City plans to set up emergency aid stations in many places to provide first aid more effectively given its heavy traffic.
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The health department has proposed cooperation with an Australian university to train paramedics to man the 25 planned stations, or an average of one per district.
Tang Chi Thuong, deputy director of the health department, said setting up such centres is appropriate for a crowded city prone to traffic jams. The city of 12 million, including migrants, has more than 200 ambulances, but they do not always reach patients in time due to the heavy traffic.