ADAMS COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2

Emergency/Trauma

When a medical crisis occurs, you want the most experienced care available

At East Adams Rural Hospital, Level V Trauma Center, our Emergency Staff are well trained in Trauma and Emergency Needs.

They are trained to make fast and accurate decisions and know all the procedures to keep patients stable until treatment is completed or the patient is transferred for the next level of care.

East Adams Rural Hospital is here for you 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• The best Providers and Nurses
• Improved technology
• Caregivers who are concerned with your well-being.

The Emergency Department provides prompt, courteous, and professional care to incoming patients and their families.

East Adams Rural Hospital understands that saving lives is often measured in minutes.

We offer radiology services including CT scan, and comprehensive lab testing.

A Staff of Experts

Our Providers are trained in advanced trauma life support, (ATLS). Our nursing staff and/or providers are certified in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), pediatric life support (PALS), trauma nursing care course (TNCC), and basic life support (BLS.)

Our Commitment to You.

It is East Adams Rural Hospital policy to examine, stabilize, treat and/ or transfer any one who may visit our Emergency Room.

The provision of emergency services and care shall not be based upon, nor affected by a person’s race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, pre-existing condition, physical or mental handicap, insurance status or ability to pay for medical services.

Reasons to Come to the Emergency Room or Call 911:

• Severe abdominal or chest pain
• Head or spine injury
• Severe shortness of breath
• Suicidal or homicidal tendencies
• Sudden, severe pain
• Severe, sudden loss of hearing
• Disorientation
• Severe bleeding
• Loss of consciousness
• Poisoning
• Severe reaction to an insect bite

Call Provider

If your Child has a fever and is acting ill, please call your pediatrician and/or provider.  This will help you to determine if your child should be seen in the emergency room. 

How the Emergency Department Works

A visit to an emergency department can be a frightening time for all involved.. Hospital Emergency Rooms are fast paced and life-saving intervention by doctors and nurses is a constant occurrence. Rest assured that despite the high level of activity, there is a very systemic plan in place for greeting and assessing new patients when they arrive.  Generally, here’s what to expect.

·        You will be asked to identify your emergency

·        A nurse will assess your condition while a nurses aide will take your vital signs

·        A nurse will ask you a few questions and forward your paperwork to the provider for review.

·        A provider will be in to see you as soon as possible

·        The provider will examine you. Family may be asked to leave during the examinations and /or treatments.

·        The provider may order one or more tests to properly diagnose your condition.

·        Tests such as x-rays, blood analysis and CT scans require a specialist to perform them they also require a specialist to properly analyze them.  For these reasons, it may take some time to get final results.

·        The provider will review your test results

·        The provider will discuss your condition and treatment in more detail.

·        If necessary you may be transferred to another hospital to see a specialist.

·        Providers and nurses will provide treatment

·        You may be treated in the Emergency room and discharged with further instructions.

·        When discharged to home, you will be advised to follow up with your personal provider.

There may be times in the Emergency room when we have several patients to be seen.  Patients are seen in order of the severity of their condition.  For example, somebody with a heart attack will be seen sooner than someone with a sprained ankle, regardless of arrival time. The medical staff has vast experience to ensure that you are treated quickly and competently.  The goal is to send you home feeling well again.

East Adams Rural Hospital   April 2007

 

Last Modified: 05/21/2009