For help! How the emergency team copes with emergency cases

From the bruises of the fingers and drunken brawls to numerous injuries with a car accident and the world epidemic - in the emergency department you need to be prepared for any surprises. Each patient here turns out to be a source of small chaos: it is necessary to determine the urgency and complexity of its incident, study the medical history and identify the causes, conduct an examination or surgery, and most importantly, believe that he will leave the hospital in excellent condition. And after him there is always the next patient, the next operation, the next emergency, the consequences of which are required by several specialists. Timely to provide the patient with urgent help and choose the right course of treatment is possible only thanks to the coordinated work of the team, firmness of the spirit and an unlimited desire to help everyone. The authors talk about this, as well as about the most memorable patients and the beginning of the world epidemic.

46,000 patients per year. Fractures and knocked out joints, cut wounds and heart attacks. Overdose and accidents. Doctors and serving medical staff never know which patient the next ambulance will deliver. What doctors to call for help when a woman who the dog was bitten by the chest is being taken? How can the fire service help a patient who has a metal sex toy on the genitals? Why is the inscription department once a year have to play the role of a local detector? This book was written by the deputy director for patient care and a writer who decided to plunge into the unfamiliar world of catals and electrodes. They shed light on the work of the emergency assistance department and talk about the most striking cases from practice, as well as changes in the work of the clinic at the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic. This book will open before you the chaotic world of those who come to the rescue of those who are in trouble, and will tell about the amazing fragility of the body and the power of the spirit