Vision, Mission and Values of the Department
Vision :
- Department of Emergency Medicine at King Saud University will be the leader in the Middle East in providing Emergency Medical Care, Research and Education
Mission :
- We are committed to provide effective quality emergency medical care for all patients with acute and potential life threatening condition according to their acuity level.
- We conduct high quality studies to enhance research in the field of Emergency Medicine
- We are committed for professional development at all levels through conducting courses, workshops, case studies, and continues medical education
- We are committed to Undergraduate & Postgraduate education in emergency medicine program and other related programs
- We are committed to Emergency Medicine Science development in the Kingdome and the gulf region through Postgraduate and Undergraduate Education and participation in different health organizations
- We are committed to provide Emergency Medical Services to KSU and the surrounding area.
Values :
- Patient focused
- Transparency
- Trust
- Patient autonomy
- Professionalism
- Responsibilities
- Team Work
- Multicultural values
2 - Scope of Service:
2.1. Clinical Services
The DEM provides a comprehensive emergency service to all patients presenting to the department on a 24 hours a day 7 days a week basis. The services include:
Patient care:
- Accepts all patients with acute illness for treatment.
- Triage patients according to a 5-level Canadian Triage Acuity Scale system (CTAS); ensuring patients are assessed and sorted according to acuity
- Plan for Assessment, diagnosis, treatment & medical referral for all patients as necessary
- Perform emergency medical intervention and resuscitation
- Provides advanced Trauma Care to trauma patients.
- Liaise with all hospital departments for patient admission and follow up.
- Provides care in case of disaster to the community.
- Operates an Urgent Care Center almost continuously to meet the needs of less acute presentations.
- Receives and assesses the stability of direct admissions, including MediVac patients en route to critical care areas within the hospital.
Patient Presentations include:
Respiratory Emergencies
- Acute airway obstruction
- Acute respiratory failure
- Exacerbation of COPD, asthma ,broncheactasis ….
Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Cardiac heart failure
- Arrhythmias
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Post cardiac surgery complications
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- GI Bleed
- Bowel Ischemia
- Biliary tree diseases
- Bowel obstruction
- Gastroenteritis
- Malnutrition
- Vomiting/diarrhoea
- Food poisoning
Neurological Emergencies
- Infections
- Stroke
- Seizure disorders
- Head injury
- Spinal injury
- Acute rise of ICP
- Acute pain presentation
Oncological Emergencies
- Spinal cord compression
- Infection in immunocompromised patient
- Haemmorhage
- Tumour lysis syndrome
- Chemo and/or radiation complications
Genitourinary Emergencies
- Infection
- Trauma
- Acute urinary obstruction
- Torsion testes
- Priapism
Trauma (any types)
- Thermal injury
- Motor vehicle accident
- Explosion injury
- Orthopedic fracture
- Chemical exposure
OB/GYN
- Infection
- Early pregnancy emergencies
- Precipitous Delivery
- PV haemmorhage
Environmental & Toxicology
- All type of intoxication
- Heat related diseases
- Occupational diseases
- Marine Medicine
- Aviation Medicine
Frequent Procedures/Services/Functions:
The DEM utilizes numerous diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to facilitate patient care, including the following:
- Procedure Sedation and Analgesia
- Rapid sequence intubation
- Mechanical ventilation
- Defibrillation
- Synchronized Cardio-version
- Provision of Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Provision of Paediatric Advanced Life Support
- Haemodynamic support: inotropes, anti-arrythmics
- Emergency Nursing Process
- Primary Survey and Secondary Survey
- Initiation of life-saving measures
- Recognition of pathophysiological basis to emergency
- Articulation of Trauma Nursing Process
- Ongoing assessment of nursing care
- Review of nursing efficacy
- Patient advocacy
- Cardiac monitoring and rhythm interpretation
- Recording of 12-lead ECG’s
- IV cannulation
- Ongoing nursing management of critically ill patients, unable to transfer to CCU/ICU
- Management of intravenous therapy including blood transfusion
- Placement of chest tubes
- Placement of central lines including haemodynamic monitoring lines
- Initiation of cervical immobilisation and spinal precautions
- Placement of nasogastric tubes
- Placement of urinary catheters
- Assessment, reporting and treatment of pressure ulcers
- Family health education
- Acute/acute-on-chronic pain management
- Emergency childbirth
- End of life care