Jaipur: Emergency medicine Dept to open at SMS Hospital soon
In 2020 the apex medical regulator, the National Medical Commission (NMC) clearly specified that all medical colleges offering MBBS courses would have to have a Department of Emergency Medicine and the NMC also laid down the particular manpower and equipment requirements for medical colleges to ensure the same.
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Jaipur: Sawai Man Singh Medical College is all set to start its emergency medicine department in SMS Hospital. The department will be operational for 24 hours.
This came in compliance with the order that made the existence of an emergency medicine department mandatory for all medical colleges from the academic year 2022-23.
Dr Ajit Singh, additional superintendent, SMS Hospital told Times of India, "A team from the National Medical Commission has already inspected the facilities for medicine emergency department at SMS Hospital. The staff has already been deployed and other preparations have also been completed."
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Dr. Singh stated that the emergency medicine section will be especially beneficial in providing prompt treatment to critical patients by categorizing them based on their condition. The emergency medicine department will have a casualty room where patients can be triaged and stabilized. A sufficient number of carts must be available for triage.
In 2020 the apex medical regulator, the National Medical Commission (NMC) clearly specified that all medical colleges offering MBBS courses would have to have a Department of Emergency Medicine and the NMC also laid down the particular manpower and equipment requirements for medical colleges to ensure the same. NMC also stated that all medical colleges will have to have a mandatory emergency department having at least 30 beds. The rules specify that medical colleges will have to adjust their bed strength to accommodate these additional beds.
Taking cognizance of the NMC direction, Sawai Man Singh Medical College has now already completed the necessary preparations to run the emergency department in SMS Hospital 24*7. A few days ago RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata also started its new emergency observation ward with 58 beds which is equipped with all life-saving equipment.
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