According to the announcement issued in July 2008 by the organization, China’s national 120 emergency telephone call volume and pre-hospital emergency workload trends are increasing every year and the earlier the country uses MPDS, the faster it will advance in the quality of pre-hospital response to patients.

“MPDS resolves pre-hospital problems quickly by obtaining the patient’s on scene information, using this information to determine the condition based upon scientific judgment to make the most appropriate response,” the announcement states. “At the same time, MPDS provides standardization to the dispatchers to ensure quality services. In fact, during the telephone interrogation and dispatch period, MPDS quickly identifies the medical factors involved in the emergency incident.”

The Emergency Medical Center (First Aid Station) Branch of the Chinese Hospital Association is an exclusive national professional organization for Chinese emergency practitioners/administrators. It is a non-profit, grass-root based organization formed by 26 emergency medical centers around China on a voluntary basis under the direct leadership of Ministry of Civil Administration, Ministry of Health, in addition to the Chinese Hospital Association. It was officially founded in Qingdao in April 2002 with its organizational secretarial department set at the Beijing Emergency Center.

The Emergency Medical Center (First Aid Station) Branch of the Chinese Hospital Association stated that the MPDS is applicable in pre-hospital emergencies for several reasons, including:

• MPDS can improve the accuracy level of on scene patient evaluation
• Before the arrival of an ambulance, MPDS telephone life support system can correctly and promptly help to stabilize the condition of the on scene patient
• MPDS treatment of classification system greatly enhances the efficient utilization of emergency resources and enables the patient to obtain the most effective treatment
• The use of MPDS in the country can greatly accelerate the work of pre-hospital emergency and reach the speed and level of international standards

In conclusion, the announcements states, “Our branch believes that the introduction of MPDS is entirely feasible and practical; therefore the branch encourages the introduction of MPDS into the emergency center. It is hoped that the full use of pre-hospital emergency treatment will continuously promote the development of China’s emergency industry.”

MPDS is part of 3,000 communications centers around the world, including centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, United Kingdom, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.