Emergency Department (A+E department) in Big Hospital - Medical and Educational Destination

Overview

Emergency (A+E) departments have not yet been accepted as a regular element of Czech hospitals with the task to take care of emergency patientsreferred from the out-of-hospital areas and to teach theory and practice of emergency medicine. No sole model can be realized, the types of hospitalsare very different.Big hospitals in compact buildings are most convenient for both clinical and educational ta sks. Developing algorithms and standards have to bechecked in all hospitals. This feed-back can help to evaluate a final beneficial system for patients and to implement it into the contracts with healthinsurance companies.

Key words:
emergency department - A+E department - emergency medicine - first aid - life-saving chain - education in medicine - skills