Accident & Emergency

The Accident & Emergency Department (A&E) of IMaH is staffed with medical personnel equipped with the knowledge and skills required to care for patients with very urgent healthcare needs. We have the capability to assess and treat a wide range of illnesses, and potentially life or limb threatening conditions such as heart attacks, strokes, fractures, asthma attacks, injuries resulting from road traffic accidents, pregnancy related emergencies and overdoses.

At IMaH, we believe that a patient’s chance of survival is greatly improved if definitive treatment (i.e. surgery or reperfusion) is received within one hour (the golden hour) of an accident (such as a road traffic accident) or onset of acute illness (e.g. heart attack). The A&E of IMAH, complemented by our spacious helipad, is well placed, equipped and staffed to minimize morbidity and mortality associated with these incidents

The IMaH Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) begins with Triage services which sorts and colour codes all patients (with known conditions or undifferentiated) based on severity.

Services offered by the Department include:

Trauma resuscitations, critical care, and acute care
A fast-track service for urgent care patients
Intoxication observation
Chest pain evaluation for patients who are at risk for cardiac pathology but are not exhibiting definitive signs of cardiac disease
Basic and Advanced Life Support (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation)
Ambulance services with Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Major Emergency and Disaster Management
Application of and removal of cast for fractures

Equipment and Materials

Airway, resuscitation equipment: Ventilator, Cardiac Monitors and Defibrillators (manual and Automated: AED)
Mobile X-Ray machines, Ultrasound (Beside), ECG Machine
Nebulizers
Centralized Oxygen and Suction Supply
Essential Medicines from our 24-hour Pharmacy

The Team

A dedicated team of staff including experienced Emergency Medicine Specialists, Medical Officers, Emergency Nurses, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs,) Plaster Technician, Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, Clerical staff (Register and records)

Privacy is ensured in all our well-screened colour coded patient areas

The Department functions 24 hours all 7 days of the week all year round.