Medical emergency

A medical emergencyan injury or illness that poses an immediate threat toperson's health or life which requires help fromdoctor or hospital. The doctor's specializationemergency medicine includes techniqueseffective handlingmedical emergenciesresuscitationpatients.

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1 Responding To Medical Emergencies 2 ListMedical Emergencies 3 Hospitalclinical responsemedical emergencies 4 Related Topics

Responding To Medical Emergencies

The proper wayhandlemedical emergency isactivateemergency medical servicescallhelp using your local emergency telephone number, such as 9-1-1 if youin Canada orUnited States. Be readygive your locationtell whatwrong withperson youcalling about. Answerquestions youasked.

If youtrainedperform first aid, do what you cancare forvictim. If younot, remain calmstay withperson. Do not allow otherscrowd around unless their presenceneeded. Do not evacuatevictim yourself unless youeither completely confidentyour abilitydo so or have no other alternative (aswilderness first aid.) Self-transport should be tonearest emergency room.

Ifpersonnot breathing, artificial respiration may be immediately requiredsave their life. Artificial respirationpartCPR training. An emergency medical technician or paramedic can use airway management techniqueshelpperson whonot breathing, whichone reasoncallhelp.

Ifpersonnot breathing and their heartnot beating (i.e. no pulse), Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)necessarykeep them alive until help arrives.

ListMedical Emergencies

Many medical emergency conditionslisted below,specific information, advice,first aid measures listed as part ofentry. As always, comprehensive trainingadvance isbest waygo.

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suggested topic headersmedical emergencies: Definition | Causes | Diagnosis | First Aid | Field Care (for EMTs) | Clinical Treatment | References | External Links -- if you don't know, leaveblank

• Cardiac
  • Aortic dissection
  • Cardiac arrest
  • cardiac arrhythmia
  • Cardiac tamponade
  • Heart attack
  • Ventricular fibrillation
• Illness
  • Poisoning, poisonous snake bite
  • Electric shock
• Injury
  • Severe burn
  • Head trauma
  • Severe blood loss or bleeding
• Neurological
  • Cerebrovascular accident ("stroke")
  • Transient ischemic attack
• Respiratory
  • Asphyxia
  • Choking
  • near drowning
  • Epiglottitis
  • pneumothorax
• Shock
  • Allergic or anaphylactic shock
• Metabolic emergencies
  • diabetic coma
    • diabetic ketoacidosis
    • hypoglycemic coma
• Gynecologic / Obstetric / Urological
  • ectopic pregnancy
  • gynecologic hemorrhage
  • priapism -urological emergency
  • sexual assault
  • testicular torsion

• please add morethis list

Hospitalclinical responsemedical emergencies

An emergency medicine physician should be available at all times. Knowfollow your facility procedures, including "Code Blue" as appropriate. Crash cartsmaintainedusemedical emergencies inhospital setting. Be certainkeep your CPRACLS certifications current.

Related Topics

• callhelp
• first aid
• wilderness first aid
• emergency medical service
  • emergency medical technician
  • paramedic
  • nurse