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                                                                        POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ON EMERGENCY CARE Policy:   Emergency care has to be provided to all patients seeking emergency medical services irrespective of paying capacity.   Emergency care shall be provided by emergency department on 24 X 7 bases. Admission or discharge to home or transfer to another organization from emergency department shall be recorded.   All patients attending the emergency services department shall be screened by the physician on duty. Documented triage procedure shall be followed in all cases. The emergency department shall be in readiness for handling disasters and other emergencies as per disaster and emergency management plan of the hospital Medico-legal cases shall be handled as per policy and procedure documented separately. All staff of the emergency department are to be conversant with the policies and procedures concerned with the care

                        POLICIES AND PROCEDURE ON CARE OF PATIENT IN ICU & HDU PURPOSE: To define policies guiding care of patient in the Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency units.   SCOPE: For all patient availing intensive and high dependency units services.   RESPONSIBILTY: All medical and paramedical staff at critical care units, Infection control team, Biomedical engineer, Housekeeping staff   ABBREVIATION: NABH     : National Accreditation Board For Hospitals and Healthcare providers COP        : Care Of Patients ACLS      : Advanced cardiac life support BLS         : Basic life support NOK       : Next Of K in UHID      : Unique identification WHO      : World Health Organization   REFERENCE: ·             NABH: Pre Accreditation Entry Level Standards for Hospitals, 4th Edition.   POLICY: 1)       Intensive care admission and / or discharge shall be decided by treating doctor. Each patient shall be under the care of a n