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Emergency Treatment The local emergency number is 120, though foreigners can also call the Beijing Red Cross at 999 for service in English. Call 120 at your own risk; given Beijing’s traffic situation, a local ambulance can take ages to arrive. In addition, you’ll be charged RMB 100 for pickup and any first aid treatment administered in transit. Depending on the situation, it may be better to hop into a taxi and ask to be taken to the nearest hospital with emergency services. Most Chinese public hospitals have a 24-hour emergency center, but only major facilities can treat critical conditions at night. We’ve heard of several cases where an expat arrived at a local hospital for emergency treatment at night, only to find that there wasn’t an emergency department. Large international hospitals and clinics such as Beijing United Family Hospital, International SOS Beijing Clinic, and Oasis International Hospital have their own ER departments and call centers. They’re invaluable in case of a real emergency due to their greater speed, efficiency, and ability to field calls in multiple languages. Be sure to program emergency numbers into your mobile.
Useful Vocabulary Staff • Hospital: 医院 yīyuàn • Doctor: 大夫 dàifu or 医生 yīshēng • Nurse: 护士 hùshi Departments • Outpatient department: 门诊 ménzhěn • .Inpatient department: 住院部 zhùyuànbù • Emergency treatment: 急诊 jízhěn •.Gynecology and Obstetrics: 妇产科 fùchǎnkē • Pediatrics: 儿科 érkē • Internal Medicine: 内科 nèikē • Surgery: 外科 wàikē •.Dermatology: 皮肤性病科 pífū xìng bìngkē •.Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat: 眼耳鼻喉 yǎn ěr bí hóu • Orthopedics: 骨科 gǔkē Other • Registration: 挂号 guàhào • Blood test: 验血 yànxiě • Ultrasound: 超声 chāoshēng • X-ray exam: X光检查 X guāng jiǎnchá •.Prescription (as in the slip of paper): 处方 chǔfāng •.Prescription (as in the medicine itself): 药方 yàofāng
Resources The following public hospitals have international departments. Beijing Friendship Hospital Daily 6.30am-4.30pm, 24hr emergency care. 95 Yong’an Lu, Xuanwu District (6301 4411 ext 3482) www.bfh.com.cn 北 京友谊医院，宣武区永安路95号 Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District (6529 5284, 24hr emergency hotline: 6529 5269) www.pumch.ac.cn 北京协和 医院，东城区王府井帅府园1号 Sino-Japanese Friendship Hospital Mon-Fri 8am-noon, 1.30-5pm, Sat 8-11.30am. 24hr emergency care. Yinghua Dongjie, Heping Jie Beikou, Hepingli, Chaoyang District (6428 2297, 8420 5122) www.zryhyy.com.cn 北京中日友好医院，朝阳区和平里 和平街北口樱花东街
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