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The '''Poh Teck Tung Foundation''' ([[Chinese language{{lang-th|Chinese]]:มูลนิธิป่อเต็กตึ๊ง}}, from {{lang-zh|t=華僑報德善堂 [[pinyin]]: ''|p=Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng'' [[Thai]]: ปอ เต็ก ตึ้ง}}) is a rescue [[foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]] founded in [[Thailand]] famously known for rescuing road accident victims and managing unclaimed corpses with proper burials. The foundation originated a hundred years ago in Thailand concerning ChinaChinese's belieftraditional basesreligious frombeliefs that based on committing good deeddeeds as a principle of action.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pohtecktung.org/|title=มูลนิธิป่อเต็กตึ๊ง / 華 僑 報 德 善 堂 / POH TECK TUNG FOUNDATION|website=www.pohtecktung.org|access-date=2019-10-11}}</ref>

Initially started from twelve Chinese merchants who came to Thailand in 1909 called Taihonkon. They were corpse managing parties to take care of the unclaimed corpses. These corpses were buried at [[Wat Don]] CemetaryCemetery, [[ถนนเจริญกรุง|Thanon Charoen Krung]] road, which they acquired the property by soliciting the fund together and bought it. Succeeding in 1938 with the collaboration of Chinese businessmen and association of publishers, they reformed it by registering the party as an official foundation, with the fund of two thousand baht. It was registered as Huakeawpohtecksengtung (Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng), becoming the 11th foundation formed in Thailand.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

About nine hundred years ago, [[China]] in the era of royal Chong. There was a member of a high-class family name Limp who passed a high-rank test and entered government service in the tier of Senju. After entering the service of government he was promoted to the prefect of Chewheng in Jijgung province. Not long in serving, he left the title to become a Buddhist monk and had an alias name "Tai Hong Zhou Sue" (大峰祖師) or "Tai Hong Kong". In Thai named is Reverend Grandfather Tai Hong.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />

Twelve Chinese merchants who came to Thailand in 1909 called Taihonkon. They admired the importance and benefits of the charitable intent of the believers so they acquired the property by soliciting the fund together and bought it for a follower. The place has been used to pay homage, give away medicine, Help the victims, keep the corpse without a relative, etc. These corpses were buried at [[Wat Don]] CemetaryCemetery, [[ถนนเจริญกรุง|Thanon Charoen Krung]] road. After eventually doing public welfare for four years, the party was insufficient in funding. However, at the time, Royal King Rama VI has noticed their effort and impact of their working; thus, he bestowed the royal money in the amount of two thousand baths to the party. Succeeding in 1938 with the collaboration of Chinese businessmen and association of publishers, they reformed it by registering the party as an official foundation, with the fund of two thousand baht. It was registered as Huakeawpohtecksengtung (Huáqiáo Bàodé shàntáng), becoming the 11th foundation formed in Thailand.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.matichon.co.th/local/quality-life/news_796201|title=40ปี แพทย์ฉุกเฉินไทย ’ปรับ’ มุ่งสู่ทิศทางใหม่เพื่อทุกคน|last=สิทธิรังสรรค์|first=วารุณี|date=2018-01-09|website=มติชนออนไลน์|language=th|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bangkok101.com/a-night-in-the-lives-of-the-corpse-collectors/|title=A Night in the Lives of the Corpse Collectors|last=Algie|first=Jim|website=Bangkok 101|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-31}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book|title=ป่อเต็กตึ๊ง บนเส้นทางประวัติศาสตร์สังคมไทย.|last=|first=|publisher=กรรณิการ์ ตันประเสริฐ และ คณะ|year=2002|isbn=|location=กรุงเทพฯ : มติชน|pages=}}</ref>

Poh Teck Tung foundation has a volunteer training course sperateseparated into five major categories, First aid course, Rescuers course, Rescue Course, Advanced Rescue Course, Communication course. <ref name=":0" />

Each category contains a sub-training course.<ref name=":0" /> A citizen can apply for a volunteer training course thruthrough the main official website Poh-Teck-Tung.<ref name=":0" /><ref>[https://www.pohtecktung.org/ Poh-Teck-Tung].<ref name=":0" /ref>

-First aid and CPR, AED

-First Responder / FR

-Emergency Medical Response / EMR

-Emergency Medical Technician-Basic /EMT-B

-Emergency Medical Technician-Basic /EMT-B

-Prehospital Emergency Nurse /PHEN

-Advanced Trauma Life Support /ATLS

-Maritime And Aquatic Life Support /M.A.L.S.

-Emergency Response team /ERT

-Basic knowledge of chemical management (Hazmat)

-Medical services such as medical help at Hua Chiew Hospital/

Hospitals and public health centers/ Establish a community welfare medical unit. Medical examination and medication dispensing free of charge nationwide/ Establish medical rescuers for accident victims at both basic and advanced levels.

-Support and preserve religion on various occasions, for example, to host a [[Kathina]] annual royal offering / establishing a kitchen for Buddhist and other religious events.

A citizen can notify the incidence by Hotline 1418 (Thailand).<ref name=":4" />

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