FACILITIES PROVIDED BY EMERGENCY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT
Emergency medicine department (EMD) has been started in 2021. Casualty, which comes EMD, is situated in Building no 2, ground floor and provide services to patients 24×7.
EMD has total 36 beds, out of which 6 beds are for isolation and 6 beds are in EMD ICU. Out of remaining 24 beds, 4 beds are for red triage, 15 beds are for yellow triage and 5 beds for green triage. All patients visiting to EMD are assessed, stabilized and treatment is given according to the triages. Necessary emergency investigations are done from EMD itself. All the emergency procedures are done in EMD.
Patients having serious illnesses like Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac failure, Arrhythmias, Poisoning, Seizures, respiratory failure, etc who need intensive care management are managed in EMD ICU. EMD ICU is well equipped with AED, ventilators, fowler beds, infusion pumps, emergency crash cart with emergency drugs.
There is separate isolation area for the suspected and COVID positive patients, where COVID19 testing is done and treatment is started according to protocols.
EMD is having its own well-equipped cardiac ambulance for transfer of patients internally. Trained medical person accompany the patient during transfer.
FACILITES PROVIDED BY EMD
Treatment of cardiac emergencies like STEMI, NSTEMI, Arrhythmias, Cardiorespiratory arrest
Treatment of respiratory emergencies like acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma, COPD pneumothorax, pleural effusion.
Treatment of neurological emergencies like stroke, seizures
Treatment of acute poisonings, snakebite, scorpionbite, insectbite
Treatment of trauma, polytrauma, head injury
Plaster and cast application
Suturing of wounds
Ryle’s tube insertion, Gastric lavage
Folley’s catherization, Bladder wash
I.M./I.V. Injections
Emergency ECG
Emergency X rays
Blood sugar level & lab investigations