Case Study – Auxiliary Medical Service
The Auxiliary Medical Service (AMS) provides invaluable supplementary medical services for the people of Hong Kong in times of emergency. Since 23 January 2020 till 1 March 2023, AMS had participated in different kind of anti-epidemic duties. One of the major duties by AMS is the conveyance of close contacts and positive cases to quarantine and isolation facilities. The safeguarding environment is of paramount importance both to the patients and AMS members. It was crucial to ascertain those air quality inside the ambulances are of concern and could potentially be contributing to airborne virus transmission between patients and AMS members.