Correction to: Int J Emerg Med 13, 20 (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-020-00280-2
Following publication of the original article [1], it was reported that Table 1 was missing from the published article. Table 1 is provided in this Corrected article and the original article has been corrected.
Table 1.
EMS Time-event History in the Kingdom of Bahrain
| Year | Institution | Type of EMS Provided |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | American Mission Hospital | Ambulance transportation for a physician to reach patients in the rural area |
| 1937 | Bahrain Petroleum Company (BaPCo) | Ambulance transportation to hospital |
| 1950 | Ministry of Health | Ambulance transportation to the hospital |
| 1985 | Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) | Hospital-based EMS system |
| 1995 | Bahrain Defense Force Hospital | Hospital-based EMS system |
| 2007 | Ministry of Health | WHO recognition of the Kingdom EMS system with ‘999’ as the national emergency access number |
| 2011 | King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) | Hospital-based EMS system |
| 2019 | National Ambulance (NA) | Unified, central, and formal EMS system for the Kingdom |
Reference
- 1.Abuzeyad FH, Al Qasim G, Alqasem L, et al. Evolution of emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Int J Emerg Med. 2020;13:20. doi: 10.1186/s12245-020-00280-2. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]