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Emergency Services

In a Medical Emergency, your best hope for recovery would be to get treated by the best of doctors. Our Emergency centres at Shifa Hospitals are managed by the doctors specializing in Trauma care and they provide cutting-edge treatment for all kinds of medical emergencies. The doctors at the Emergency centres at Shifa Hospitals ensure quick diagnosis and treatment for patients with their unsurpassed expertise and knowledge. With state-of-the-art technology, our emergency care specialists make the life-saving difference for many.

The Department of Accident & Emergency medicine and Critical care medicine at Shifa hospital is resolute in improving the standards of Pre-hospital and emergency department services, in all avenues possible with a mission to achieve excellence as a regional and national leader in the field of emergency medicine.

The Emergency Department at Shifa provides initial treatment for a wide range of conditions like road traffic accidents, burns, poisoning, bites and stings, respiratory emergencies, cardiac emergencies like heart attacks and stroke for both adult and pediatric age groups and is a one-stop facility with a full spectrum of services under the leadership of qualified and experienced emergency medicine physician.

The Department is also fully equipped and has been trained to handle life-saving procedures like intubation cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR] central venous cannulation transcutaneous Cardiac pacing, Electrical and Chemical Cardioversion etc.

Highlights

  • State of the art, now 24 x 7 Accidents of Emergency department & prehospital emergency services focusing on a high degree of patient privacy, comfort and the latest emergency medical technology and Procedures.
  • Fully equipped advanced cardiac life support ambulance with ventilator and defibrillator capable of handling medical and surgical emergencies including transport of trauma victims.
  • Basic life support ambulance equipped to handle minor emergencies ensured safe pickup and onboard emergency care in the ambulance during pickups and transfers by qualified emergency and trauma care techniques.
  • A fully equipped emergency department to handle any trauma, surgical and medical emergencies in both adults and pediatric patients.
  • Basic life support / advanced cardiac life support / Trauma life support trained emergency nursing staffs.
  • Emergency treatment by qualified and experienced accident and emergency medicine physicians.
  • Manned 24/7 by an Emergency physician, Team of doctors & Nurses trained in all emergencies.
  • Animal Bites, Poisoning & Cardiac emergency,Respitatory Emergency.

Trauma Care

  • Mobile Intensive & Trauma care Ambulance
  • Supported by a team of neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons and orthopedic specialists.
  • Evidence based emergency medicine practice.
  • Dedicated stroke team for early management & thrombolysis in stroke.
  • Thrombolysis for myocardial infarction 24x 7 supportive like Laboratory, blood bank, X-ray, CT- scan, Pharmacy.
  • Supportive specialties consultation and services like general surgery, cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, general medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery urology, nephrology, pulmonology, oromaxillo facial surgery, pediatrics.