Emergency Medicine Consultant

• Provides required patient care and management in the field of Adult Emergency Medicine in accordance with standards of medical care laid down by HMC. • Evaluates and stabilizes patients present in the emergency department with an emergency medical condition. • Treats adult patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention by diagnosing the emergency medical conditions and stabilizing the patient for definitive care. • Prevents diagnoses and manages acute and urgent aspects of illness and injury affecting adult patients across a full spectrum of undifferentiated physical and behavioral disorders.

• Attends all adult patients, treats their illnesses and arranges for their disposition – either admitting them to an appropriate service or releasing them after treatment with follow-up plans.

• Performs a variety of advanced procedural skills including surgical procedures, trauma resuscitation, advanced cardiac life support and advanced airway management.

• Provides emergency coverage for adults in the hospital emergency department.

• Assumes responsibility for patients under his care. liaises with various support service departments and medical specializations to provide appropriate and timely medical care, in accordance with the standards laid down by HMC.