INTRO TO EM

Question 1

What is emergency medicine?

Answer 1

The medical specialty concerned with illnesses/injuries requiring immediate medical attention.

Question 2

What do emergency physicians do?

Answer 2

They specialize in providing care for unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages.

Question 3

What do doctors in emergency medicine do?

Answer 3

They carry out immediate assessment of patients with possible life-threatening illnesses/injuries, mainly in accident and emergency departments.

Question 4

What countries have the best emergency medicine?

Answer 4

The UK, the US, Greece, Japan, Australia, and Iceland.

Question 5

What countries have the worst emergency medicine?

Answer 5

North Korea, Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.

Question 6

What are the six core components of medicine?

Answer 6

Patient care.
Medical knowledge.
Professionalism.
Systems-based practice.
Practice-based learning and improvement.
Interpersonal and communication skills.

Question 7

What are the key components of emergency medicine?

Answer 7

Prehospital care.
Patient transfer and handover.
Triage.
ED observation and monitoring.
Disease or injury identification and diagnoses.
Emergency procedures.
Treatment coordination.

Question 8

What are some examples of emergency conditions?

Answer 8

Bleeding.
Breathing difficulties.
Collapsing.
Seizures.
Severe pain.
Heart attack.
Strokes.
Bites and stings.
Traumatic injuries.
Burns.

Question 9

What are some examples of emergency procedures or skills?

Answer 9

First aid for burns.
CPR training.
Stroke recognition.
Wound dressing training.
Heimlich maneuver.
Tourniquet tying.
Time management.