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 Medical Emergency

A Medical Emergincy condition is a medical or psychiatric condition that declares itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity, including severe pain, such that you could reasonably expect the absence of immediate medical attention.serious danger to health
serious impairment in bodily process dysfunction of bodily limb or part. A medical emergency is an acute incident that threatens life and health suddenly. It is a dramatic event where important functions are shaken or brought to a full stop through injury or an acute illness. A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness.

 

The Medical Emergency without immediate care by a medical professional, will in all likelihood lead to severe and permanent injury to the life and long-term health of the victim, often thought of as being an incident that threatens “life or limb.” Many of these types of emergencies do involve help from another qualified person since some of these specific emergencies, such as cardiovascular, heart, respiratory, and gastrointestinal, cannot be relieved by the victim themselves. This Medical Emergincy involve a series of practitioners first aiders through emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency physicians to anesthetists-depending upon the degree of emergency and quality of care provided.

Any response, in turn, to an emergency medical situation would always be strictly based on the situation, the involved patient, and the availability of resources to help the patient. It also depends on whether the emergency is occurring in the hospital under medical care or outside medical care—for example, in the street or alone at home.

Types of Medical Emergency

• Trauma

The Medical Emergency in which the head injury is severe; the burn is severe; the wound is deep and large; the bleeding does not stop and it is continuous; there is an injury to the neck or spine, especially if there is a loss of sensation or inability to move or bones are broken/fractured.

• Warning signs of a stroke

A Medical Emergency that sudden difficulty speaking, confusion, difficulty with balance or coordination, sudden severe headache or weakness, or numbness in the face, arm, or leg occurring on one side of the body.

• Chest pain

The Medical Emergency in which chest pain is indicative of a heart attack; this symptom is most medically serious when accompanied by sweating, vomiting, dizziness, or shortness of breath.Acute emergencies of the respiratory system: sudden and severe dyspnea or apnoea, sudden choking, drowning or strangulation, hemoptysis, or severe asthma attack. Acute abdomen: severe abdominal pain that is continuous or from an unknown origin, continual vomiting, hematemesis, or poison ingestion. Acute alteration in mental status: sudden loss of consciousness, confusion, deep lethargy, or unresponsiveness, bizarre behaviour, sudden loss of balance, or fainting. Pneumonia,flu-like symptoms that initially improve and then worsen with fever and cough deterioration.
Heat stroke: hot skin that is red, mottled, or blue accompanied by dizziness, confusion, or weakness.

• Emergency Control

In the Medical Emergency that is advance the location and most direct route to the nearest emergency department. Keep emergency numbers posted in your home where you can readily reach them. Also, put the numbers in your cell phone. Everyone in your household should learn, including children, when and how to call these numbers. These numbers include the following: fire department, police unit, poison control center, ambulance center, your health care provider’s phone numbers, contact numbers of neighbors or nearby friends or relatives, or job phone numbers.
Any individual who overdoses or has an adverse reaction to drugs needs immediate professional help. If the victim needs CPR and one is trained in the technique, then begin operating it. The process of CPR is to carry out the rescue breaths followed by a number of chest compressions and repeat this until the ambulance arrives.

Emergency Planning

• First aid

In a Medical Emergency hand is placed on the forehead and the fingers of the other hand are placed on the bony part of the chin. The head is leaned back with the hand on the forehead, and at the same time, the jaw is thrust upwards by the fingers of the other hand.
Finger sweep: This is done along with abdominal thrusts. To relieve FBAO in an unconscious casualty, open the mouth by grasping the lower jaw and tongue between the thumb or finger or by elevating the jaw. Take the index finger of the other hand along the inside of the cheek and deep into the throat. A hooking action should be carried out to remove any foreign object.

• CPR

If the Medical Emergency casualty is lying on a road, take precautions to make sure that you are aware of any traffic that is approaching. Gently tap the victim and yell, If the victim can respond and there is no other danger from their position, do not move the victim from their position. If there is no response, yell for help. If there is more than one rescuer, send for help. Ask him/her to call for an ambulance and then come back to make sure the ambulance is on the way. Tell the operator the location of the nearest site from which the accident occurred. Provide the calling phone number of that site and the answers to other questions, then hang up.He/she should, if unconscious and breathing, and if other signs of life are there, be turned onto his/her side in the recovery position, and he/she should be kept with the airway open.

 

Conclusion

In Medical Emergency, the management of medical emergencies involves rapid and decisive action, clear communications, and adherence to defined procedures. Knowing the signs and symptoms of a host of possible emergencies, taking steps to have a plan in case those eventualities do occur, and ensuring that all concerned are taught basic first aid and emergency response procedures can mean the difference between life and death. The rule is to remain calm, quickly assess the situation, and get professional medical help as soon as possible. Medical emergencies never happen on schedule, but with preparedness and rapid action, you can provide the necessary care that will improve the possibility of a positive outcome.