Accident & Emergency (A&E) services provide resuscitation and stabilization, diagnosis and management of life-threatening conditions, early definitive care management and patient disposition in A&E department.
Our Accident & Emergency (A&E) services offers 24-hour emergency care services for the assessment and treatment of a comprehensive range of urgent injuries and illnesses. Our well-trained health care staff and specialists are ready to respond immediately to ensure that you received the right care and attention as quickly as possible.
What we offer in A&E?
The A&E department assesses and treats people with major trauma, serious injuries and those in need of emergency treatment. It’s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of the year.
A&E staff includes doctors, nurses, reception staff, porters and healthcare assistants. Medical staff are highly trained in all aspects of emergency medicine.
It is an emergency if you experience:
Stroke
Back pain
Severe pain
Stomach pain
Road accidents
Severe bleeding
Breathing difficulties
Sudden body weakness
Fit and/or epileptic seizure
Broken or displaced bones
Pediatric or neonatal distress
Fainting or loss of consciousness
Fractures, bone dislocation or severe sprain
Chest pains or symptoms associated with a heart attack
There are 3 zones being categorized for attending patients on A&E such as:
Green Zone
Non-Critical with airway secure, ambulating, hemodynamically stable and treated within 90 minutes.
Yellow Zone
Semi-Critical with confused, disoriented, severe pain, unable to walk but airway secure and hemodynamically stable on trolley. Treated within half an hour.
Red Zone
Critical that requires immediate life-saving intervention.
What happens at the A&E?
Once you’re at the A&E, please register at reception. A doctor or nurse will assess your condition and decide on further action – this is called triage.
You may then be referred to one of our units; minor injuries, major injuries or ambulatory emergency care.
We also have a clinical decisions unit for patients who need more care but don’t need to be admitted to hospital.
Within these units we are able to access all other hospital departments to offer medical and surgical assessments and urgent treatment.
There is an operational standard in place for A&E services, where majority of people attending any A&E department should be seen, diagnosed and treated within the time set upon the arrival.
