Tokyo Medical Control Council
The Council, under Article 35-8 of the Fire Service Law, is comprised of members from the Tokyo Medical Association, emergency hospitals, the Tokyo Bureau of General Affairs, the Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Govt and the TFD. It is an affiliate organization of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government set up with an aim to raise the patient’s lifesaving effect by providing prompt and appropriate transport and admission of patients and by ensuring the quality of emergency treatment administered by EMS members from a medical perspective.
Tokyo Medical Control Council President
President
YOKOTA Hiroyuki
Dean/Professor, Graduate School of Medical and Health Science
Nippon Sport Science University
Matters for Consultation
- Standards (operating procedures) related to the transport and admission of patients, stipulated in Article 35-5 of the Fire Service Law
- Liaison and coordination for the transport and admission of patients according to the operating procedures
- Post-review of the EMS activities from a medical perspective
- Regarding the instructions to EMS paramedics and guidance/advice to EMTs
- Formulation of emergency treatment standards
- Training of EMS members
- In addition to the above, any items that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government deems necessary for the transport and admission of patients and matters related to raising the quality of pre-hospital medical procedures.
The Council has the expert committees to discuss the technical details of the topics.
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Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee
Chairperson
Sakamoto TetsuyaDirector
Showa General Hospital -
Medical Instructor and Medical Adviser Committee
Chairperson
YOSHIHARA KatsunoriVisiting Professor
School of Medicine
Toho University -
Emergency Treatment Standard Committee
Chairperson
OTOMO
YasuhiroDirector
Disaster Medical Center
National Hospital Organization -
EMS Personnel Education Committee
Chairperson
YAMAGUCHI YoshihiroChief Professor Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine
School of Medicine
Kyorin University -
Hospital Paramedic Treatment Certification Committee
Chairperson
ARAI
SatoruDirector
Tokyo Medical Association