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Table 1 Prehospital resources available/alerted

From: Kuala Lumpur train collision during the COVID-19 pandemic

Unit

Number of teams

Types of Ambulances *

Distance (km) from the scene

Alerted (yes/no)

Alerted (time)

First unit on scene (time)

HKL prehospital medical team

1

A

5

Yes

8.37

8.55

Fire and Rescue Services

5

B

5

Yes

8.37

8.42

Malaysian Civil Defence

2

C

5

Yes

8.37

8.52

St John's Ambulance Malaysia

2

B

3

Yes

9.54

10.00

Private Ambulances

4

B

5

No

8.45

8.52

  1. *Type of Ambulances: Type A: Advanced Cardiac Life Support; Type B: Ambulance equipped with Basic Life Support Equipment; Type C: Transport ambulances