The Recent Development of Emergency Medicine in South Korea

• Published in: Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 730 - 735
• Main Authors: Arnold, Jeffrey L, Song, Hwa Sik, Chung, Jae Myung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.12.1998; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration; Education, Medical, Graduate - organization & administration; Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics; Emergency Medicine - education; Emergency Medicine - organization & administration; Emergency Treatment - trends; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Intensive care unit. Emergency transport systems. Emergency, hospital ward; Korea; Medical sciences; Tropical medicine; Asia; South Korea; Korea; Human; Medicine; Emergency; Public health organization; Public health
• ISSN: 0196-0644; 1097-6760
• DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70074-5

Emergency medicine has developed rapidly in South Korea in the past decade, giving Korea one of the most advanced systems of emergency medical care in Asia. This article reviews the overall health care system and medical climate in Korea, as well as the great progress made in establishing emergency medicine as a specialty. It also describes the many improvements implemented in academic emergency medicine, emergency patient care, and emergency medicine management systems. Although the current economic crisis offers new challenges, much optimism remains about the future of this new Korean specialty. [Arnold JL, Song HS, Chung JM: The recent development of emergency medicine in South Korea. Ann Emerg Med December 1998;32:730-735.]