Paediatric Emergency

The Paediatric emergency services at the Amrita hospital Kochi designed to provide immediate, specialized care for children experiencing acute illnesses or injuries that require urgent medical attention. These services are crucial for ensuring timely and effective treatment of pediatric emergencies, ranging from minor illnesses to life-threatening conditions, and aim to prevent severe outcomes like death or disability. 

• The Pediatric ER at the Amrita hospital Kochi is one of a kind where compassionate care, academic excellence and the presence of multispecialty management delivers wholesome management of any sick children that visit the E.R. at any time. 
• State of the art monitoring, ventilators and Point of care laboratory back up are part of the E.R. setup 
•  All the doctors in the pediatric ER team have been PALS(Pediatric Advanced Life Support)trained and duly certified by the American Heart Association. 
• There is a 24x7 available paediatrician in the ER who doubles as the team leader for all acute emergencies that we encounter in liaison with the subspecialists. 
• We have the subspecialists of all specialties available at any given time when the need arises. 

• The Pediatric ER is covered by personnel 24x7, 365 days by a team of proficient paediatricians well versed with the various nuances of emergency situations that children and babies could face. 
• We ensure prompt and appropriate treatment for critical illnesses and injuries, minimizing long-term health issues and promoting faster recovery.
• Our team includes compassionate nursing staff and Emergency medical technicians trained in critical care delivery in the ER. 

• Common conditions including respiratory issues like severe asthma and pneumonia, other infections like ear infections, diarrhoeal diseases and urinary tract infections, and injuries from falls or accidents are managed at our ER seamlessly.
• More serious conditions treated in the ER can include foreign body aspiration, near drowning, severe allergic reactions, seizures, and trauma from accidents are effectively managed with the able support of the various in-house subspecialists. 
• Intravenous fluids and drug administration both as day case in select cases and for observation are done here. 
• Devices such high flow nasal cannula, Bi-PAP and invasive ventilation are done in the ER. This is apart from the low flow oxygen devices and nebulisations that are administered in appropriate sick children. 

• Tests that help quick diagnosis and aid in prompt accurate management of the sick child that is brought to the ER. 
• That encompasses essential blood and urine tests which also include point of care tests with faster turn around time. 
• Common procedures done in the ER include phlebotomy, intra-venous cannulation, arterial stab gas analysis, Echo study to diagnose cardiac malformations, bedside radiological evaluation such as X-rays and Ultrasound. 

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