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A medical emergency is an injury or illness that poses an immediate threat to a person's health or life which requires help from a doctor or hospital. The doctor's specialization of emergency medicine includes techniques for effective handling of medical emergencies and resuscitation of patients.1 Responding to medical emergencies
The proper way to handle a medical emergency is to activate emergency medical services and call for help using your local emergency telephone number, such as 911 if you are in Canada or the United States, 999 in the UK, 112 in most of continential Europe, 000 in Australia and 111 in New Zealand. Be ready to give your name and location, and to tell what is wrong with the person you are calling about. Answer the questions you are asked truthfully.
If you are trained to perform first aid, do what you can to care for the victim. If you are not, remain calm and stay with the person. Do not allow others to crowd around unless their presence is needed. Do not evacuate the victim yourself unless you are either completely confident of your ability to do so or have no other alternative (as in wilderness first aid). Self-transport should be to the nearest emergency room.
If a person is not breathing, artificial respirationArtificial respiration is a technique for providing air for a person who is not breathing on their own but whose heart is still beating. The provider breathes into the other person's lungs, preferably with the assistance of a barrier device. Artificial re may be immediately required to save their life. Artificial respirationArtificial respiration is a technique for providing air for a person who is not breathing on their own but whose heart is still beating. The provider breathes into the other person's lungs, preferably with the assistance of a barrier device. Artificial re is part of CPRSurvival skills For other meanings of CPR, see CPR (disambiguation). This article details Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure. It is intended as a reminder for those with previous CPR training. It is not intended as a "teach yourself CPR" guide. training. An emergency medical technicianAn emergency medical technician ('EMT') is an emergency responder trained to provide emergency medical services (EMS) to the critically ill and injured. Once thought of as an " ambulance driver or attendant," the modern EMT performs many more duties than or paramedicA paramedic is a trained and licensed or certified medical professional. Most commonly, paramedics are those who respond to medical emergencies out in the field for the purpose of stabilizing the victim's condition so s/he can be transported to medical fa can use airwayThe airway s are those parts of the respiratory system through which air flows between the external environment and the alveoli. Protection of the airways #The epithelial surfaces of the airways contain cilia. Particles such as dust sticks to mucous which management techniques to help a person who is not breathing, which is one reason to call for help. If a person is not breathing and their heart is not beating (i.e., no pulse), cardiopulmonary resuscitationSurvival skills For other meanings of CPR, see CPR (disambiguation). This article details Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedure. It is intended as a reminder for those with previous CPR training. It is not intended as a "teach yourself CPR" guide. (CPR) is necessary to sustain life until help arrives.
2 Listing of medical emergencies
The following is a list of symptoms and conditions that signal or constitute medical emergencies and require immediate first aid if available. Note that this list is not exhaustive in any way.
