EMS ASIA 2012

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

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CONTENTS

Welcome Adress...... 3 Committee ...... 4 Faculty ...... 5 Programme ...... 6 Abstracts - Plenaries & Symposia ...... 16 Abstracts - Free Paper ...... 39 Acknowledgements...... 46

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Welcome Address

Friends and Colleagues in the EMS Fraternity, and Honored Participants of the EMS Asia 2012 Conference.

It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Organizing Committee, to welcome you all to Penang and to this inaugural EMS Asia 2012 Conference. This conference, jointly organized by the Asian EMS Council with St John Ambulance of in Penang and the brings together EMS leaders and administrators, emergency physicians and emergency healthcare practitioners, paramedics, EMS practitioners and trainers, from within the Asian region and beyond. We are proud to offer a conference faculty of 34 international renowned speakers and 18 Malaysian experts, who will share with us their best practices and experiences. In line with the conference theme of “Safety and Quality in Pre-Hospital Care”, the Asian EMS Council is spearheading a conjoint effort to develop a consensus during this conference to improve ambulance safety standards within the region, and work towards better care in our emergency ambulance services. We certainly hope that you will enjoy the EMS Asia 2012 Conference. Do not forget to enjoy all that the Batu Ferringhi beach can offer; and all the heritage and food that Penang is famous for. It is our pleasure to share this event with all of you and our sincere hope that you will have a fruitful conference, a wonderful holiday and a memorable time.

Dr Teo Aik Howe Consultant Emergency Physician Chair, Organising Committee, EMS Asia 2012 Conference Penang

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Organising Committee

Advisor / Ex-Officio Dato’ Dr Yee Thiam Sun Asian EMS Council Chairman A/Prof Dr Marcus Ong Eng Hock Organising Chairman Dr Teo Aik Howe Organising Secretary Khoo Teng Giap Organising Treasurer Alan Cheah Teik Cheng Scientific Chairperson Dr Sarah Abdul Karim Committee Dr Tan Kean Chye S. Kumaradevan Dr Lawrence Tan Dr Kwanhathai Darin Wong Dr Lim Chee Kean Mohd Amir Hashim Teh Kwan Liek Koay Seng Kie Tew Choong Wei Gan Hoo Kok Ong Seng Huat Khor Sin Wah Jeff Yeong Tan Teik Kean Junnie Ooi Elsie Ooi Leong Khai Sheong Oi Siou Hean Benjamin Leow

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Faculty

Dr Nadine Levick (USA) Matt Perry (Australia) Associate Professor Dr Marcus Ong (Singapore) Mohd Amir Hashim (Malaysia) Dr Tatsuya Nishiuchi (Japan) Rozita Ajis (Malaysia) Dr Ghulan Yasin Naroo (Dubai) Alex Kenny (Australia) Professor Jerry Overton (USA) Tan Teik Kean (Malaysia) Dr Subroto Das (India) Hiroyuki Takahashi (Japan) Dr Chih-Hao Lin (Taiwan) Kok Leon Low (Singapore) Professor Dr Hideharu Tanaka (Japan) Micheal Rushby (Australia) Dr Tareq Al-Hamdan (Saudi Arabia) Dr Jeong-Mi Park (Korea) Dr Junaid Abdul Razzak (Pakistan) Shuk Kwok-leung (Hong Kong) Dr Angel Rajan Singh (India) Dr Sabariah Faizah Jamaluddin (Malaysia) Dr Kyungwon Lee (Korea) Associate Professor Dr Nik Hisamuddin Nik Abd Chris Fitzgerald (Australia) Rahman (Malaysia ) Dr Tham Lai Peng (Singapore) Dr Norlen (Malaysia) Dr Lo Chi Biu (Hong Kong) Dr Hafiz Syarbaini Mansor (Malaysia) Dr Wahyuni Dian Purwati (Indonesia) Prof Dr Ismail Mohd Saiboon (Malaysia) Associate Professor Dr Matthew Strehlow (USA) Dr Darin Wong (Malaysia) Dr Hasan Ali Al-Thani (Qatar) Dr Lim Chee Kean (Malaysia) Dr Nalinas Khunkhlai (Thailand) Dato Sri Dr Abu Hassan Asaari Abdullah Lt Col Lim Han Chee (Singapore) (Malaysia) Dr Bryan McNally (USA) Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Mohamad Nor (Malaysia) Dr Ali Haedar (Indonesia) Dr Adi Osman (Malaysia) Associated Professor Dr S. V. Mahadevan (USA) Dr Sarah Shaikh Abdul Karim (Malaysia) Dr Nausheen Edwin (Singapore) Dr Rosidah Ibrahim (Malaysia) Dr Azhar Aziz (Qatar) Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab (Malaysia) Alberta Spear