It is a lesser-known fact that Heart Attacks and Paralytic Strokes have beginnings. They can best be treated within a “Golden Hour”!
An Emergency can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime. This is an undeniable universal truth that a few minutes can mean the difference between life and death. The only thing standing between it is timely medical care. Most people do not plan for a medical emergency, although everyone will have one at one time or another.
The first hour of definitive medical care is called the “golden hour”. It is usually this first hour where the patient’s medical fate is sealed. It is very important in situations such as trauma, heart attack or stroke, ‘where time is heart or time is brain’. In general, the faster medical care is rendered, the better is the patient’s chances of survival and ultimately, the ability to function.
The Emergency & Trauma department is the “shop window” and insight mirror for a hospital. It is the part of the hospital most closely in contact with the public as it offers the most informal access. Today, modern emergency departments are capable of providing round-the-clock lifesaving care in individual emergencies and disasters. They also conduct timely diagnostic workups and serve as the “safety net of the safety net” for millions of patients. Also, it is surrounded by so much drama, tragedy, and media interest.
The Centre for Emergency & Trauma at Sarvodaya Hospital & Research Centre, Sector 8, Faridabad, is a 21 bedded state of the art facility dealing with a wide spectrum of patients. These patients come in with acute emergencies for initial evaluation, resuscitation, treatment, investigation, stabilization, monitoring and disposition. The dedicated team of trained emergency physicians, nurses and other health professionals provide an extraordinary level of knowledge, skill and compassion to the full spectrum of patients we serve at the Hospital.
Most patients will be sick enough to know that they are in the golden hour and most of them will miss it when it is gone. When seconds and minutes count, count on us!
