History of Emergency Medical Services
- 1936
- Ambulance services began. ( 6 ambulances)
- 1952
- Tokyo Ordinance for fire department’s ambulance services was enacted.
- 1963
- Ambulance services were legislated.
- 1970
- Ambulance siren was changed to electronic sound.
- 1973
- First aid promotion programs began.
- 1976
- Command and Control Center began operating.
- 1982
- A fire occurred at Hotel New Japan. (22 ambulance units responded.)
- 1982
- An aircraft crash occurred at near Haneda Airport.
(32 ambulance units responded.)
- 1982
- EMS Day and EMS Week were created.
- 1987
- Advisory doctors joined the ambulance operations.
- 1991
- Paramedic Law was enacted.
- 1992
- Advanced life support ambulances began operating.
- 1992
- Start of advanced life support unit service
- 1994
- Super Ambulance began operating.
- 1994
- A woman firefighter was assigned an EMT for the first time.
- 1995
- Sarin gas attacks on subway occurred. (131 ambulance units responded.)
- 1998
- Fire helicopters began operating.
- 2000
- A subway derailment occurred. (22 ambulance units responded.)
- 2000
- Pumper-ambulance coordination response began.
- 2000
- First aid encouragement programs for companies began.
- 2001
- A building fire occurred in Kabukicho. (35 ambulance units responded.)
- 2002
- 1st meeting of Tokyo Medical Control Council was held.
- 2003
- TFD paramedics began administering defibrillation
under the doctor’s comprehensive instructions.
- 2003
- 24 hour emergency helicopter transport services for islanders began.
- 2004
- TFD paramedics began performing intubation
under the doctor’s specific instructions.
- 2004
- Tokyo DMAT was established.
- 2005
- AED training seminars began.
- 2005
- Tokyo Private Ambulance Services Center began operating.
- 2005
- Support Cab began.
- 2006
- TFD paramedics began administering medication
under the doctor’s specific instructions.
- 2007
- Emergency Telephone Consultation Center began operating.
- 2008
- Internet-assisted (Electronic Study Room) first aid training began.
- 2008
- An indiscriminate killing occurred in Akihabara. (19 ambulance units responded.)
- 2009
- Ambulance transport triage began.
- 2009
- Tokyo Rules for Emergency Medical Care was issued.
- 2009
- TFD paramedics began administering EpiPen under the doctor’s advice.
- 2011
- Great East Japan Earthquake occurred.
- 2012
- Tokyo EMS Guide began.
- 2014
- TFD paramedics began performing two advanced treatments
to the pre-CPA patients under the doctor’s specific instructions.
- 2014
- English Speaking Ambulance Units began operating.
- 2016
- Mobility Ambulance Units began operating.
- 2017
- Mountain ambulances began operating.
- 2017
- Intubation with video laryngoscope on specific advice
- 2019
- Start of daytime ambulance unit service
- 2019
- Measures were planned for the patients refuging CPR.
- 2022
- Tokyo Doctor-Heli EMS has started its operation.
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Start of ambulance service
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Doctor with the Command and Control Center
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Tokyo Sarin Attack
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Start of 24-hour transport service for islanders
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Endotracheal intubation training
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AED training
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Support Cab service
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Medication administration training
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Emergency Telephone Consultation Center in the TFD
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Start of EpiPen application
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IV, transfusion, blood sugar determination, and glucose injection to prevent cardiopulmonary arrest
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Start of daytime ambulance unit service
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Start of Mobility Ambulance unit
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Tokyo Doctor-Heli EMS has started its operation.
