Emergency & Trauma typically involve acute, life-threatening conditions or severe injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Sudden illnesses or conditions that pose an immediate risk to a person’s life or long-term health.

Cardiovascular: Heart attack, stroke, sudden cardiac arrest, severe chest pain, rapid or irregular heartbeat

Respiratory: Severe shortness of breath, choking, severe asthma attack, pulmonary embolism.

Neurological: Sudden loss of consciousness, seizures (especially new onset or prolonged), sudden weakness or numbness, severe headache (especially with other symptoms like vision changes or stiff neck).

Gastrointestinal: Severe abdominal pain, significant gastrointestinal bleeding (vomiting blood or blood in stool)

Metabolic: Diabetic emergencies (severe hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia with altered mental status), severe dehydration

Infections: Severe infections like sepsis, meningitis.

Obstetric/Gynecological: Ectopic pregnancy rupture, severe bleeding during pregnancy, severe preeclampsia/eclampsia

Overdose/Poisoning: Accidental or intentional ingestion of harmful substances.

Traumatic Injuries involve severe physical injuries from external forces.

Blunt Trauma: Injuries from impact with an object or surface, such as in car accidents, falls from height, assaults, and sports injuries. This can result in:

• Fractures (broken bones)
• Dislocations
• Sprains and strains
• Internal bleeding
• Head injuries (concussions, skull fractures, brain bleeds)
• Chest injuries (rib fractures, lung contusions, pneumothorax)
• Abdominal injuries (organ damage)

Penetrating Trauma: Injuries caused by an object piercing the skin and underlying tissues, such as gunshot wounds, stabbings, and impalement injuries. These often involve significant internal damage and bleeding

Burns: Severe thermal, chemical, or electrical burns, especially those covering a large body surface area, involving the face, hands, feet, or genitals, or with inhalation injury

Crush Injuries: Injuries where a part of the body is compressed by heavy objects, leading to tissue damage, swelling, and potential compartment syndrome

Amputations: Traumatic loss of a limb or part of a limb.

Severe Lacerations: Deep cuts with significant bleeding or involving nerves, tendons, or blood vessels.

Near Drowning: Suffocation due to submersion in liquid

Allergic Reactions & Other Medical Emergency