“It is not like TV shows such as Scrubs or Grey’s Anatomy where you always have gunshot or stab wounds. We see a wide range of patients from emergencies to non-emergencies,” she said.
“Thirteen per cent of our cases are resuscitation and critically ill cases such as heart attack, acute stroke and trauma cases from accidents; 67 per cent are major emergencies where the patient is unable to walk. The remainder includes minor cuts, fractures or illnesses such a chronic cough,” she noted.
“In critical cases, we look at the ABC – airway, breathing and circulation. Is the airway open? Is the patient breathing? Is the heart pumping? Does the patient need CPR or tubes,” she said. “We need to quickly assess the patient, find out their problem, medical history and drug allergy, and place the patient according to priority.”
Priority one and two cases will get immediate care, while priority three or non-emergency cases will join the queue, Ho explained.
She administers painkillers, performs quick first aid to stop any bleeding, and orders any necessary tests such as X-rays to check for fractures, or ECG (electrocardiogram) to check for heart attacks, which is one of the most common causes of fatalities, she said.
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