EMERGENCY ROOM
A process that develops suddenly and threatens a person's life or integrity of life is defined as an emergency health situation. Patients in this situation are treated in emergency services for acute diseases or injuries.
These are units that provide this service to patients requiring emergency health care, located in an area of ??hospitals and other health institutions that is easy to reach and where ambulances can approach. First aid is provided to illnesses such as heart attack, trauma and burns.
WHICH PATIENTS DOES THE EMERGENCY SERVICE CARE FOR?
The emergency service provides services divided into 3 groups. These; red area, yellow area, green area. The diseases treated within the scope of the emergency service are as follows within the framework of the definition of triage categories;
Diseases included in the red area unit;
Shock
cardiac arrest
Coma
airway obstruction
respiratory distress
polytrauma
Anaphylaxis (allergic shock that can lead to death)
febrile convulsion
Serious painful conditions
Poisoning
Uncontrollable bleeding in various parts of the body
Birth
Diseases included in the yellow area unit;
Stomach ache
Sore throat with difficulty swallowing
moderate burns
Renal stones (kidney stones)
Long bone or hip fractures
Cuts on the body that are not caused by amputation
Multiple or open fractures
Severe headache without fever
Diseases covered by the green area unit;
Sprain
Chronic joint pain
chronic headache
Debris
wound care
Vaginal discharge
cold complaints
minor earache
Minor isolated extremity injury
Insect bites that do not cause anaphylaxis (do not cause allergic shock)
Suture removal (stitch removal).
