Emergency Services
Emergencies do occur. Emergency call-outs require a Paramedic and a basic ambulance assistant to leave the clinic and attend to the patient at the scene. We ask for your understanding should this cause in-clinic delays. 足球竞彩app排名s who are writing exams are taken as walk-ins and, therefore are not expected to pay a fee as this is considered as an Out of Exam emergency.
BASIC ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCIES:
- Get help quickly.
- Do not move the patient.
- Do not crowd the patient - allow air to circulate.
- Make sure the person is breathing! Call out his or her name ... Hello!
- Check for a pulse.
- Protect yourself (look for hazards eg exposed wiring)
- If external bleeding, apply pressure (wear gloves).
- If the person is having a fit/seizure, turn the person on his/her side, protect from injury and let the fit proceed. Do not restrain or stick things in the mouth.
- Don’t give anything by mouth to someone who is unconscious or who may need an operation.
- Cool burns in cold water, and cover with a clean cloth. Forget about the colourful lotions like mercurochrome and gentian violet!