Emergency Medicine Primary Care

The Emergency Medicine and Primary Care incorporates into emergency services First aid, burns, clinical operations, radiology, trauma, critical care, anaphylaxis, disaster medicine, heart attack, toxicology, diagnostic testing, resuscitation etc. The emergency care has life threatening cases, urgent cases and acute cases. Based on the severity immediate attention must be provided to the patients.

Why Emergency Care?

When people faced with a medical issue that needs immediate care, it is hard to access weather it is truly an emergency or urgent issue. If it is an emergency, emergency care which involves intensive care and proper medication is required to the patient. Appropriately emergency medical care provided in an office setting should stabilize the patient until transferred to the next level of care is available.

Common Emergencies:

•          Chest pain
•          Bleeding
•          Seizures
•          Dizziness
•          Choking
•          Heart attack
•          Breathing difficulties
•          Stroke
•          Foreign body induced airway obstruction

People are often hesitate to involve in emergency situations. “Better safe than be sorry” says Walters. The basic things people should show up during emergencies are:

•          Stay calm
•          Start chest compressions
•          Check alertness

Paramedic Services:

The ambulance services which are required in an urgent medical condition by providing definitive care and out of hospital treatment. The critical decision making is very important in Emergency Medical Services. The “basic life support” care is given by first responders as well as “advanced life support” higher level of care performed by intermediates and paramedics. The first responders should have skills about basic assessment, bleeding controlling, defibrillation, management, and oxygen administration. The technician should possess minimum knowledge in CPR and medication administration.

 The second level of care providers i.e. intermediates and paramedics involve in drug administration, intubation, ECG interpretation, advanced trauma care, intravenous access and cardiac pacing.

Components of Emergency Medical Services System:

•          Doctors
•          Nurses
•          Trauma centers
•          Cardiac centers
•          Poison controlling
•          Burn centers
•          Labor and delivery pediatrics

Based on appeal of emergency, life threatening illness should be treated. The main goal of emergency care should always preserve life, prevent further medical issues and to promote recovery.