2008年北京奥运会期间,紧急医疗救助是成功举办奥运的重要保障之一。本文对北京奥运紧急医疗救护体系的功能特点和西方主要国家的医疗急救体系模式进行对比和探讨。截至2008年4月,北京市先后投资4亿多美元,用于改、扩建医疗卫生基础设施和更新医疗设备。在整合全市各级医疗急救 During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, emergency medical assistance was one of the important guarantees for the successful hosting of the Olympic Games. This article compares and discusses the functional characteristics of the Beijing Olympic Emergency Medical Ambulance System and the medical emergency system model of the major Western countries. As of April 2008, Beijing has invested more than 400 million U.S. dollars to change and expand medical and health infrastructure and to update medical equipment. In the integration of the city’s medical emergency at all levels