Our department comprises of a Triage area, a resuscitation bay for critically ill patients, a trauma bay, medical bay, procedure/plaster, major and minor OT, Ophthalmology/ENT dorm and Labour room. The Department is centrally air conditioned with segregations for isolation rooms which have negative pressure ventilation

• State of the art ambulance bay and pre-hospital care
• POCUS (point of care ultrasound) – for rapid bedside diagnosis of acute conditions and aids in provision of early appropriate management.
• Dialysis port with 24-hour access to emergency hemodialysis
• Largest point of care facility in the hospital which includes CBC, blood gas analysis, RFT, LFT, Uric Acid, D-Dimer, Troponin I, BNP and lipid profile. This greatly helps expedite provision of appropriate care to patients.
• All ED beds, including triage beds equipped with cardiac monitoring facility and oxygen ports.

• Trained doctors and staff capable of providing adult and pediatric advanced life support.
• Advanced airway management, including surgical airway – both adult and pediatric
• Invasive and non-invasive ventilation
• Tube thoracostomy
• Central and peripheral venous access
• Acute stroke care including thrombolysis
• Cardiac care – including management of arrhythmias, transcutaneous pacing, and 24 hour access to cath lab for patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction. We also provide thrombolysis facilities for acute myocardial infarction.
• Access to a well equipped blood bank enabling management of traumatic and non- traumatic hemorrhagic shock, and also provision of massive transfusion

Doctors and staff trained in provision of acute trauma and critical care

Our Department has a post-graduate training program in Emergency Medicine with an annual intake of 2 trainees. We have a dedicated skills lab, seminar hall and a department library stocked with recent journals and textbooks that help keep the Residents updated on their academics.

When you first reach the Emergency department (ED), the medical team first checks the seriousness of your condition. This is a highly structured system called Triage, which treats patients with life-threatening problems first. The order you are seen will not depend on your arrival time like a normal clinic.

Sudden or severe chest pain should be considered as a medical emergency until diagnosed otherwise. Symptoms like breathlessness, sweating, discomfort in your arm or jaw, can be warning signs of a heart attack. Never wait for the pain to disappear on its own.

Look for sudden facial drooping, weakness in one arm, or difficulty speaking. Sudden vision changes or trouble walking can also be warning signs. A stroke needs emergency treatment and acting quickly can make a world of difference.

Emergency department is specifically built for handling all types of accident injuries. They assess injuries, control immediate risks, and provide life-saving initial treatment. Depending on complexity of the injury, departments like Orthopaedics and Surgery, may also be involved.

No, it does not. A fever is a natural immune response that helps the body to fight off infections, and many moderate fevers can be treated at home. But if a fever comes with confusion, seizures, severe weakness, breathing problems, or signs of dehydration, immediate medical attention is important.

You must tell the medical team the exact location, the nature of emergency, when the symptoms started, the number of people affected, their existing medical conditions, and current responsiveness and breathing status. In case of immediate need for medical attention, you should visit the best Emergency Medicine hospital in Thrissur – AIMS.