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Review
. 2024 Jan 22;17(1):11.
doi: 10.1186/s12245-023-00582-1.

Development of prehospital emergency care in Singapore

Gayathri Devi Nadarajan  1   2   3 , Nurul Asyikin Binte Mohamed Jalil  4 , Alexander Elgin White  4 , Marcus Ong Eng Hock  5   4   6 , Anantharaman Venkataraman  5   6
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Review

Development of prehospital emergency care in Singapore

Gayathri Devi Nadarajan et al. Int J Emerg Med. .

Abstract

This review paper describes the development of the pre-hospital system in Singapore from the pre-war days. Every country's prehospital community needs a deep understanding of how they developed over the years, factors that played a part, and the aspirations their community and government have set for this. This can guide future evolution of the services to ensure that care provided is relevant, applicable and in keeping with the community's needs. Countries with similar contextual circumstances, but at a different stage of development of their PECs, may learn from these.

Keywords: Emergency medical services; History; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Pre-hospital emergency care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Bullock cart (Singapore, 1910) © National Archives Singapore
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A motorcar used in Singapore in the early twentieth century ©National Archives Singapore
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Tram car (Singapore, 1900s) ©National Archives Singapore
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Evolution of our ambulances (from top left, clockwise; Austin Sheerline (1935), Austin K9 Welfarer (1948), Volswagen Transporter (1959), Volswagen Transporter (1960s–1970s), Volswagen LT31 (early 1990s), Mercedes Benz (1993), Mercedes Benz Sprinter (2009), and Mercedes Benz Sprinter (2015)
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