Toxicological Emergencies

Toxicology focuses on the diagnosis, management and prevention of poisoning due to drugs, occupational and environmental toxins, and biological agents. Examples of exposures commonly evaluated by medical toxicologists include acute drug overdoses, envenomation’s, ingestions of food borne or plant and mushroom toxins, hazardous exposures to chemical products, and the management of drug withdrawal syndromes. Medical toxicologists practice in a variety of professional settings including the direct treatment and consultation of acutely poisoned patients in emergency departments or intensive care units, poison control centre management, industry and commerce, as well as government regulatory bodies (e.g., CDC, FDA, OSHA, EPA)

• Pathophysiology and clinical effects of common envenomation

• Systematic diagnostic approach

• Sepsis

   

                                Emergency Medical Service

Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service which provides all immediate service like transport, medical care etc. to those patients who need urgent medical attention. Emergency medical services are also known as a paramedic service, a first aid service, emergency squad or ambulance service.

• Disaster and Emergency Medicine
• Risk Management
• Disaster management and mass casualties
• Preparation and Assessment in Disasters

Emergency and acute care medicine

                 

   Emergency medicine is currently the prime focus of research in medicinal research. Emergency medicine is the medical specialty treatment for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients with injuries or illnesses requiring immediate medical attention in the acute phase. Urgent care is especially the treatment for injuries or illnesses requiring immediate care outside of a traditional emergency room. Urgent care is not for surgical services, it is only for an emergency purpose. Generally, Urgent care is served by nurses, physician assistants, and medical assistants.