For the first time, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) will be recruiting foreign paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to handle 995 emergency calls. This move aims to strengthen the SCDF's 24-hour Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which faces a manpower shortage due to the increasing number of calls driven by Singapore's ageing population.
SCDF will start hiring foreigners from March to meet rising demands for emergency medical services.For the first time, the Singapore Civil Defence Force will be hiring foreigners as paramedics and emergency medical technicians to attend to 995 calls.
Hiring foreigners will also address the shortage of local manpower that SCDF is facing when it comes to paramedics and EMTs. An EMS crew usually consists of one paramedic and two EMTs. Speaking during an appreciation event for SCDF responders, partner and volunteers, he said that the SCDF EMS strives to reach a patient as soon as possible, aiming to respond to 80 per cent of all emergency medical calls within 11 minutes.
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