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MOI 2O18 OUTLINE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN)

drills or strategic planning, assure the sources of water, enhance the training and preparations of fire
engines equipment and facilities, and ensure firefighters’ safety during disaster relief missions. These

measures were conducted to enhance fire rescue and preparation performance.

(2) The NFA held the disaster relief coordination and evaluation relevant works of the 2017 National
Defense Mobilization and Disaster Prevention and Rescue Drill (Min-An No.3 Drill). The assessments on
local governments were conducted from February to May to enhance their disaster response ability.

(3) The fire safety maintenance for national day ceremonies was conducted in October of 2017 to
supervise county/city fire fighting agencies in administrative areas that held important ceremonial
activities. The fire fighting manpower, vehicles and equipment were allocated in key areas as an
early preparation for emergency response.

VI. Emergency Medical Services

1. Implementing Emergency Medical Service

When people are in need of emergency medical help in cases of injuries in disasters or accidents,
being immobilized on the road due to sickness or injury, giving birth or other causes, they can dial 119
for help. Once the Rescue Command Center receives a report, a team of emergency medical technicians
and an ambulance will be dispatched immediately to aid at the scene. The number of emergency medical
services dispatched and the statistics of patterns from 2013 to 2017 are shown in Table 9-1.

Table 9-1 Statistics of Emergency Rescue Missions by National Fire Department

Number of Rescued People
Without
General
Times of Going
Year Trauma
call Car Acute Falling on to the
Total and Injury Others
Accident Diseases the Road Hospital
Caused by
Failing
2013 1 016 637 826 839 316 353 280 607 80 237 16 788 136 131 222 687
2014 1 078 727 878 849 335 440 304 200 85 138 15 743 138 328 238 294

2015 1 100 264 891 562 337 818 304 795 88 262 14 385 146 303 246 730
2016 1 117 523 906 603 331 082 324 442 92 724 13 708 144 647 246 375
2017 1 100 323 891 508 330 725 320 221 91 630 12 504 136 428 242 479

Note: “Others” includes cardiac arrest, epilepsy spasms, burns, suspected drug poisoning and suspected CO poisoning etc.

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