In Korea, emergency medicine is a new department in which had its start in 1987. With modern medicine becoming more specialized, emergency medicine is a ‘situation and place’ focused endeavor which deals with outpatients under urgent circumstances, it is specifically responsible for emergency treatment of acute diseases, injuries, accidents, etc.
Emergency medicine covers a broad range of treatments and performs precise diagnosis and treatment in the emergency room under limited sources and time. As part of the emergency medicine social safety network, it instructs and supervises hospital rescue activities such as the 119 emergency service, firefighting schools, basic lifesaving training, and the like
The Haeundae Paik Hospital emergency Medical team comprises competent professors thoroughly trained in emergency procedures from top Korean hospitals. They play a pivotal role in developing emergency treatment in the Busan/Gyeongnam area and maintain the emergency treatment center 24/7 to handle urgent needs.