Outline of emergency medicine

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to emergency medicine:

Emergency medicine medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency physicians undertake acute investigations and interventions to resuscitate and stabilize patients. Emergency physicians generally practice in hospital emergency departments, pre-hospital settings via emergency medical services, and intensive care units.

Medical emergencies

Presentations

Further information: Symptom

Types of emergencies

Listed below are conditions that constitute a possible medical emergency and may require immediate first aid, emergency room care, surgery, or care by a physician or nurse. Not all medical emergencies are life-threatening; some conditions require medical attention in order to prevent significant and long-lasting effects on physical or mental health.

Cardiac and circulatory

Further information: Cardiology and circulatory system

Dermatologic

Further information: Dermatology

Endocrinological

Further information: Endocrine system and Endocrinology

Environmental

Further information: Environmental medicine

Gastrointestinal

Further information: Human gastrointestinal tract

Genitourinary

Further information: Genitourinary system

Infections

Further information: Infection

Inflammatory

Further information: Inflammation

Hematologic

Further information: Hematology

Infectious disease

Injury (trauma) and illness

Metabolic

Further information: Metabolism

Neurological and neurosurgical

Further information: Neurology and neurosurgery

Obstetric

Further information: Obstetrics

Ophthalmological

Further information: Ophthalmology

Pediatric

Further information: Pediatrics

Psychiatric

Further information: Psychiatry

Respiratory

Further information: Respiratory system

Shock

Shock

Toxicological

Further information: Toxicology

Urological, andrological, and gynecologic

Further information: Urology, andrology and gynecology

Emergency medical care

Critical care

Life support

Environmental medicine

Environmental medicine

Toxicology

Toxicology

Branches of emergency medicine

Contributory fields

Emergency medicine is multidiciplinary due to the diversity of medical emergencies encountered, emergency medicine relies heavily upon the knowledge and procedures of many medical specialties, including:

Emergency medical system

Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services

Emergency medical facilities

Emergency medical professionals

Tools and equipment

Emergency medical equipment

Drugs

History of emergency medicine

Publications

Organizations

Persons influential in emergency medicine

See also

References

    Marx, John (2010). Rosen's emergency medicine: concepts and clinical practice 7th edition. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby/Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-323-05472-0. 

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