From: Emergency medical dispatch services across Pan-Asian countries: a web-based survey
DS | Seoul | Hanoi | Tokyo | Miri | Davao | Tainan | Telangana | Singapore | Bangkok |
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Number of DCs | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DS Configuration | Vertical | Horizontal | Horizontal | Vertical | Horizontal | Vertical | Vertical | Horizontal | Horizontal |
Dispatch System | Protocol-Driven | NA | Protocol-Driven | Protocol-Driven | Guideline-Driven | Protocol-Driven | Protocol-Driven | Protocol-Driven | Guideline-Driven |
Highest Level of Response | BLS + ALS | BLS | BLS + First Responder | BLS + ALS | BLS + ALS | BLS + ALS | BLS + ALS | BLS + ALS | BLS + ALS |
Tiered Dispatch Response | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
First Dispatch Response | Ambulance | Ambulance | Ambulance | NA | NA | NA | Ambulance | Ambulance | Ambulance |
Fire Appliance | Fire Appliance | Fire Appliance | |||||||
Police Car | Motorcycle | Motorcycle | |||||||
Doctor Ambulance | |||||||||
DACPR | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Other Pre-arrival Instructions | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
Medical Oversight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DS Standby Physician | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Predominant Vocation | Paramedic | EMT | EMT | Paramedic | Nurse | Firefighter | Emergency Response Officer | Firefighter | Layperson |
Minimum Entry Qualification | EMT Intermediate | BCLS | EMT Basic | EMT Basic | EMT Basic | EMT Basic | Graduate | First Aid + CPR + AED | First Aid + CPR + AED |
Regularly Recertified | EMT Intermediate | BCLS | EMT Basic CPR AED First Aid | NA | EMT Basic CPR AED | NA | First Aid | BCLS AED | CPR |