Welcome to the Emergency Department (ED)

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Mission Statement

The Nursing staff of the ED are committed to providing its community with courteous and high quality care in a professional manner.
(Revised July ’04)

Department Profile

Department Description

The ED sees approx 30,000pts annually. Current HSE figures 26,500.
There are 5 patient assessment/treatment bays and a resuscitation area.
The ED is open at all times. It is staffed by experienced emergency nursing staff.

The medical staff may be specialising in emergency medicine or, more commonly, are doing a six-month rotation in the ED as part of their training in another speciality.

There are two Consultants in Emergency Medicine (see below) affiliated to the unit.

Services Provided

• 12 hour triage - nurse assessment introduced 7^th Jan 2007
• The resuscitation, assessment and treatment of acute illness and management of acute minor injuries according to current national and local standards, with onward referral as required. The service is available continuously 24 hours a day.
• Patients presenting within the following acute categories are considered appropriate for the service:
  • Acute minor trauma,
  • Pain, unrelieved by simple analgesia,
  • Acute illness.
• Patients may be:
  • Self referred,
  • Brought by emergency ambulance,
  • Referred by a GP or another hospital.
• In addition, patients may attend the ED review clinic for the reassessment and follow-up of certain defined conditions.

Location
The main entrance to the ED is clearly marked, between the out patients dept and the main hospital reception entrance, on the left when you enter the SIVUH campus.

Staff
Dept phone numbers:
Clerical Reception 021-4926175
Nurses’ Station 021-4926176/ 7
Department Fax machine 021- 4323501
CNM bleep- 729
CNM in charge: Nuala Coughlan

Consultants:
Dr G Kelleher
Dr G Mc Carthy
Consultants Secretary 021 4926271

Information
Information on the following topics is available in the Emergency Department:

1. E.D information booklet
2. Hospital information booklet
3. Tox Base