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	Thailand: Training Emergency Workers
	Pattaya: Emergency staff of Somdet Rachathevee Sriracha Hospital organized a training seminar for various Emergency Rescue Teams to teach essential first aid including CPR and AED technique, and patient assessment. It was a one day seminar, but very well organized so all went home with lots of valuable knowledge to the benefit of our community
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	Thailand: Drill Exposes Shortcomings Which Need to be Fixed: Governor
	The drill simulated a situation of evacuation starting from the survivors being brought out of the cave, taken onto ambulances, screened of their conditions and delivery to waiting helicopters. The conditions of the survivors are classified into 13 levels with the first 1-12 levels being classified as normal and the 13th as “red” which requires utmost attention.The governor said the drill confronted organizational problems, such as the first ambulance could not get out of the cave area because the road was blocked by other vehicles which are not involved in the search and rescue operations and that ambulances from outside the loca
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	Turkey: Turkey Threatens Doctors and First Responders, Violates Medical Neutrality
	The Turkish Health Ministry issued a threat to take medical licenses to practice away from doctors who have been providing treatment to the protesters in Istanbul. They are also demanding the names of all medical volunteers including Emergency Medicine Technicians. This threat constitutes a violation of the human right of the protesters to receive treatment and the principle of medical neutrality.
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	Turkey: Turkey Approves Controversial Medical Aid Bill
	Istanbul: A controversial medical bill that makes it a crime for doctors to provide emergency first aid without government authorisation came into force in Turkey on January 18 Saturday despite an outcry from rights groups. Under the legislation that was approved by President Abdullah Gul on January 17 Friday, those convicted could be imprisoned for up to three years and face fines of nearly $1 million.
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	Turkey: Turkish Doctors Condemn Government Curbs on Emergency Treatment
	Turkish government measures curbing the freedom of doctors in administering emergency treatment have been condemned by medical and human rights groups, with professionals accusing the government of intimidation and seeking to criminalise urgent assistance to street protesters. President Abdullah Gül signed into law the contested bill drawn up by the government of the Prime Minister, RecepTayyip Erdogan, compelling doctors and health professionals to apply for government permission before they may administer emergency first aid. Medical personnel could face jail terms of three years and fines of up to 2.25m lira (£600,000) for bre
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Thailand: Training Emergency Workers

Thailand: Drill Exposes Shortcomings Which Need to be Fixed: Governor

Turkey: Turkey Threatens Doctors and First Responders, Violates Medical Neutrality

Turkey: Turkey Approves Controversial Medical Aid Bill

Turkey: Turkish Doctors Condemn Government Curbs on Emergency Treatment

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