The Public Health Ministry, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and rescue foundations have joined hands to adopt an emergency care plan to cope with possible violence during anti-government protests.
The ministry is working with the BMA's Emergency Medical Services, known as the Erawan Centre, and rescue foundations to launch the "Erawan 2" emergency care plan to deal with any protest-related violence, the ministry's Medical Service Department deputy director general Narong Aphikulvanich said.
Under the plan, resources will be shared among hospitals and rescue foundations to deliver patients to hospitals.
Four people were killed and 284 injured in the political unrest between Nov 23 and Tuesday.
Of those hurt, 23 remain in hospital, the Erawan Centre said.
The ministry's secretary-general, Narong Sahametaphat, said under the plan, medical service staff and doctors will be deployed near four rally sites - the government office complex, the Finance Ministry, Ratchadamnoen Avenue and Nang Loeng intersection.
The ministry has also called in doctors from 10 provinces in the Central Plains region to work in six medical teams providing emergency services during the protests in Bangkok.
A ministry source said medical volunteers will also be provided for non-emergency cases at demonstration sites.
The Erawan Centre and the Public Health Ministry will act as coordinators between the medical service teams in case of outbreaks of violence. The plan was adopted for previous protests.