Author Topic: Thai response teams ready for New Years (Read 4746 times)

Admin · « **on:** December 21, 2009, 10:28:53 AM »

Thai response teams ready for New Years
: 20 Dec 2009
Emergency response team dispatched for New Year Festival
BANGKOK, 20 December 2009 (NNT) â€“ More than 7,000 units of emergency response teams will be deployed to give urgent aid to the victims of car accidents in both main and minor roads during the New Year Festival, according to the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand (EMIT).

Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand Secretary-General Chatree Charoencheevakul stated that, during the New Year Festival every year, EMIT had kept a close watch and also prepared intensified safety measures to assist people facing car accidents. Noticeably, the number of car accidents from last year had been two times higher than usual, 80% of which were motorcycle accidents.

Dr Chatree said that EMIT in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, Civil Disaster Defense and all related agencies had targeted reducing the number of casualties by 5% this year by dispatching about 7,000 units of the emergency response team to assist and approach the victims with an instant action.

Dr Chatree suggested all car users that the best way to prevent road accidents was to drive with caution and to follow the traffic laws. If road accidents are found, please contact the emergency hotline at 1669.

News ID: 255212200001

Reporter : Boonsong Lipimas
News Date : 20 December 2009

http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255212200001

TBWG · « **Reply #1 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:41:39 AM »

Quote from: ADMIN on December 21, 2009, 10:28:53 AM

Thai response teams ready for New Years
: 20 Dec 2009
Emergency response team dispatched for New Year Festival
BANGKOK, 20 December 2009 (NNT) â€“ More than 7,000 units of emergency response teams will be deployed to give urgent aid to the victims of car accidents in both main and minor roads during the New Year Festival, according to the Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand (EMIT).

Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand Secretary-General Chatree Charoencheevakul stated that, during the New Year Festival every year, EMIT had kept a close watch and also prepared intensified safety measures to assist people facing car accidents. Noticeably, the number of car accidents from last year had been two times higher than usual, 80% of which were motorcycle accidents.

Dr Chatree said that EMIT in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, Civil Disaster Defense and all related agencies had targeted reducing the number of casualties by 5% this year by dispatching about 7,000 units of the emergency response team to assist and approach the victims with an instant action.

Dr Chatree suggested all car users that the best way to prevent road accidents was to drive with caution and to follow the traffic laws. If road accidents are found, please contact the emergency hotline at 1669.

News ID: 255212200001

Reporter : Boonsong Lipimas
News Date : 20 December 2009

http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255212200001

Not to mention driving whilst pissed!

TBWG

dave the dude · « **Reply #2 on:** December 21, 2009, 11:32:15 AM »

Quote from: TBWG on December 21, 2009, 10:41:39 AM

Not to mention driving whilst pissed!

TBWG

What does " More than 7,000 units of emergency response teams" mean???

Is it animal,mineral or vegetable. It just does not make sense. Is it 700 Bandages or people, I have no idea

wildoates · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2009, 08:24:12 PM »

7000 more drunks in offical capicity

nookiebear · « **Reply #4 on:** December 24, 2009, 08:27:52 AM »

Quote from: wildoates on December 23, 2009, 08:24:12 PM

7000 more drunks in offical capicity

You're not far off the mark there

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