Emergency – Intensive Care Department
“Emergency – Compassion – Responsibility”
I. General introduction
The Emergency – Intensive Care – Anti-Poison Department was established on December 4, 2019. With a total of 12 staff, including 3 doctors and 9 nurses with high professional qualifications, dedicated to their work, enthusiastic and energetic. The department is fully equipped with a system of modern equipment.
The Emergency Department is one of the important clinical departments of the Hospital, contributing to emergency and active treatment for life-threatening medical conditions. The organization of work and regular staff according to regulations ensures 24/7 emergency personnel to promptly provide emergency care to patients with abnormal changes.
II. Organizational structure
- Head of Department: Specialist doctor level 2 LUU THANH XUAN
Major: Emergency Resuscitation.
- Deputy Head of Department: Dr. TRIEU PHUC SON
Major: Intensive Care specialized orientation
- Head nurse: NGUYEN THI THU HIEN CDDD
Major: Associate Degree of Nursing
- Staff: Doctors: 03; Nurses: 09
III. Facilities and equipment:
+ Invasive ventilator: 01 Drager Infinity C 300 + 01 Bennett 840.
+ Non-invasive ventilator: 02
+ Monitoring machine: 06
+ Defibrillator: 01
+ Bedside electrocardiograph: 01
+ Endotracheal intubation set: 01
+ Electric syringe: 03
+ Other equipment and supplies for emergency work.
IV. Functions and tasks:
- General functions:
- Receiving emergency patients 24/7.
- Closely coordinate and collaborate with clinical departments to provide the fastest and best treatment options.
- Participate in out-of-hospital emergency care and receive mass emergencies. Closely coordinate with the 115 Emergency Center to perform out-of-hospital emergency care and emergency transportation when required.
- In cases where the patient is seriously ill and beyond the professional capacity, consult, invite support from higher levels or transfer the patient to higher levels.
- The department is capable of handling all emergency situations such as:
+ Respiratory emergencies: Acute respiratory failure, severe bronchial asthma, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe pneumonia, acute pneumothorax,
+ Gastrointestinal emergencies: acute pancreatitis, hepatic coma, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.
+ Cardiovascular emergencies: hypertensive crisis, acute coronary syndrome, cerebrovascular accident, severe arrhythmias, etc.
+ Neurological emergencies: acute stroke, acute headache, acute dizziness, etc.
+ Thoracic and vascular emergencies: penetrating chest wounds, effusion, large pneumothorax, etc.
+ Poisoning emergencies: food poisoning, sleeping pill poisoning, rat poison poisoning, electric shock, heatstroke, drowning, etc.
2.Techniques performed at the department:
+ Cardiovascular:
- Cardiac arrest.
- Defibrillation with an electric shock machine.
- Stop paroxysmal tachycardia.
- Central venous catheter placement
- Blood transfusion, fluid replacement for severe blood loss, shock
- Emergency ECG recording at bedside
+ Respiratory:
- Endotracheal tube placement
- Invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation
- Emergency thoracentesis
- Pleural fluid drainage
+ Anti-poisoning:
- Emergency gastric lavage
- Multi-dose activated charcoal
+ Other common medical emergencies: Treatment of acute respiratory failure, bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute pancreatitis, cerebral stroke, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.
SOME ILLUSTRATIVE PICTURES
Central venous catheter placement
Examination and care of patients on mechanical ventilation
Perform pleural fluid drainage technique
Perform abdominal fluid drainage technique
For more information, please contact:
Emergency Department – Intensive Care Unit – Yen Binh Thai Nguyen General Hospital
Address: Tran Nguyen Street Han, Nam Tien Ward, Pho Yen City, Thai Nguyen
Hotline: 1900 8035
