Pantai Hospital Sungai Petani ’s Accident & Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day and well-equipped to handle any injury or medical emergency, 24 hours a day every day. At the A&E department, our dedicated team of doctors and nurses are specially trained for emergency situations. They will evaluate the situation immediately using triage which is a process of sorting or categorizing patients based on the severity of their conditions. The most severe cases with life-threatening conditions will be our topmost priority, while the rest may need a 15 - 30 minutes wait, depending on the number of patients at the A&E.
In addition to having a team of emergency doctors and nurses assessing and managing your case, a multidisciplinary team of specialists and surgeons are also on call to attend to complex medical conditions.
The triage system is used to sort patients into categories so those with urgent medical needs get attention first. The assessment is based on history, physical and vital signs assesment ( eg: concious level, blood pressure, respiration, temperature, oxygen saturation, sugar level ) upon arrival at the emergency
An overview of three category triage acuity systems;There are 3 Zone In ED, Red, Yellow and Green. Red will be seen immediatelly, yellow within 15 minutes and green within 90 minutes.
Immediately life or limb threatening
Continuous
Cardiopulmonary arrest,severe respiratory distress, major burns, major trauma, massive uncontrolled, status epilepticus, unconsciousness..
Requires prompt care, but will not cause loss of life or limb if left untreated for several hours.
Every 30 minutes
Abdominal pain, non-cardiac chest pain, multiple fractures, lacerations, renal calculi
Need treatment but time is not a critical factor
Every 1-2 hrs
Rash, chronic headache, sprains, runny nose
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