Accident, Trauma & Emergency Care

In a hospital, the Emergency Department always has its doors open to treat people who come in without prior appointments. This includes individuals who have been involved in vehicular accidents. Nobody knows when they are going to get into an accident, and we are fortunate that we can rely on the doctors and nurses in the Emergency Department.

The Department of Accident and Trauma Care function within the “24 Hours Sharad Hospital Emergency Service Medicare Infrastructure”. “Sharad Hospital Accident Rescue Services” ambulances, staffed with trained personnel, traverse the city, respond to emergency calls and rush patients to Sharad Hospital. The moment an accident or trauma patient arrives, he is rushed to the Resuscitation Room located at the “24 Hours Sharad Hospital Emergency Service Medicare Infrastructure”. This infrastructure includes a fully equipped Resuscitation Room with ventilators, central venous catheters, defibrillators, ECG Machine, Mobile X-ray, and other lifesaving equipment and medications. It also has a special ICU with two Mini Operation Theatres.

Patients are received in resuscitation bays. Their contaminated clothes and dressings are removed. The accident victim is covered with sterile dressings, the general condition assessed, blocked airways restored, adequate fluid and blood transfusion given within a few minutes, and if all investigations including CT scan and MRI are executed quickly, the patient is taken to the Operation Theatre for definitive treatment.

Trauma does not affect one part of the body only. Today, because of the high velocity of accidents and injuries, trauma affects almost all the parts of the body. Sharad Hospital has the personnel and the equipment to resuscitate a poly traumatized patient who is critical. Apart from the Trauma Surgeons and ACLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) trained paramedical staff who are available round-the-clock, the Department is manned by Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Neurosurgeons, Craniofacial Surgeons, Spinal Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Abdominal Surgeons, Specialist in Microsurgery, Plastic Surgeons, are all involved in the treatment of multi-system injuries. A state-of-the-art Nephrology unit which tackles renal failure in traumatized patients is a big asset.